English

Proper noun

Sultan

1. A surname​.
2. A glacier in Antarctica
3. A village in Azerbaijan
4. A coastal town in Libya
5. An unincorporated community in Ontario
6. A town, village and mountain range in Turkey
7. A city and river in Washington

German

Noun

Sultan n ‎(genitive Sultanats or Sultanates, plural Sultanate)

1. sultan

Turkish

Proper noun

Sultan

1. A male given name
2. A female given name

English

Noun

sultan ‎(plural usually sultans, rarely salateen)

1. Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
2. A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
3. (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

Derived terms

• sultana
• sultanate

Translations

See also

• sultana bird

References

1. ↑ "sultan" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2008).

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān)

Noun

sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)

1. sultan (ruler)

Declension

References

• “sultan” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French sultan, from Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא ‎(šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן ‎(shiltón)).^[1] Compare soldan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sul‧tan

Noun

sultan m ‎(plural sultans)

1. sultan, a Muslim ruler title
2. a certain pastry

Derived terms

• sultana f
• sultanaat n
• sultane f
• sultanshoen n

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French

Noun

sultan m ‎(plural sultans)

1. A sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title.
2. A silk-ornamented basket.
3. A perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer.

Synonyms

• soudan

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Icelandic

Noun

sultan

1. definite nominative singular of sulta

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊlˈtɐːn/

Noun

sultan m ‎(plural slaten)

1. (dated) king

Related terms

• saltna
• sultana

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān)

Noun

sultan m ‎(definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultaner, definite plural sultanene)

1. sultan (ruler)

References

• “sultan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān)

Noun

sultan m ‎(definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultanar, definite plural sultanane)

1. sultan (ruler)

References

• “sultan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (compare Turkish sultan), from Arabic سلطان ‎(sulṭān).

Noun

sùltān m ‎(Cyrillic spelling су̀лта̄н)

1. sultan

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان ‎(sulṭān)

Noun

sultan c

1. sultan (ruler)

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سلطان, from Aramaic שולטנא ‎(šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן ‎(shiltón)).

Noun

sultan ‎(definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)

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

Declension

Derived terms

1. ↑ "sultan" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2008).