sultan

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)

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)).

Concepts

sultan

Synonyms

padişah

hümayun

hüküm sahibi

hanım sultan

Translations

Sultan

sultan

sultán

sultão

σουλτάνος

sultano

sultan

soudan

سلطان

siltan

sultan

sułtan

sultà

soldà

سُلْطَان