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Sultan (/ ˈ s ʌ l t ən /; Arabic: سلطان sulṭān, pronounced [sʊlˈtˤɑːn, solˈtˤɑːn]) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun سلطة sulṭah , meaning "authority" or "power".
: a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state. sultanic. ˌsəl-ˈta-nik. adjective. Examples of sultan in a Sentence.
SULTAN definition: 1. a ruler, especially in the past, of some Muslim countries: 2. a ruler, especially in the past…. Learn more.
SULTAN meaning: 1. a ruler, especially in the past, of some Muslim countries: 2. a ruler, especially in the past…. Learn more.
Use the noun sultan when you talk about the king of a Muslim country. It's most commonly used to refer to the sultans of Turkey's Ottoman Empire. There are some countries today that still use the term sultan for a ruler or nobleman, including Oman and Malaysia.
noun. the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire. an arbitrary ruler; despot. a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey.
Sultan, originally, according to the Qurʾān, moral or spiritual authority; the term later came to denote political or governmental power and from the 11th century was used as a title by Muslim sovereigns. Maḥmūd of Ghazna (reigned ad 998–1030) was the first Muslim ruler to be called sultan by his.
3 meanings: 1. the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire 2. an arbitrary ruler; despot 3. a small.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of sultan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sultan meaning, definition, what is sultan: a ruler in some Muslim countries: Learn more.
