sultan

Pronunciation: /suɫˈtɑ(ː)n/

“sultan” is a Turkish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

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

Etymology

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

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More Turkish words

sulandırmak
sulanmak
sulantı
sulh
sultan papağanı
sultanküpesi
sultanlık
sulu

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