sultan

Meaning

1. A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.
2. A noble title for monarch's mother, wives and children.
3. An honorific title for Bektashi saints.
4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

Concepts

sultan

Synonyms

padişah

hümayun

hüküm sahibi

hanım sultan

Translations

Sultan

sultan

sultán

sultão

σουλτάνος

sultano

sultan

soudan

سلطان

siltan

sultan

sultà

soldà

سُلْطَان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/suɫˈtɑ(ː)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: سلطان

Cognate with Hebrew: שִׁלְטוֹן

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultân), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón)).