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sultan.

A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/suɫˈtɑ(ː)n/

  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)

Where this word comes from

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

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