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sultan.

sultan

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsultan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsul.t̪an]Standard-Indonesian

  1. sultan The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

    historical

  2. sultan A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

  3. rich: the rich people of a society or the world collectively, the rich class of a society

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Malay sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).

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