sultan

sul·tan

S0878500 (sŭl′tən)n.1. A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.2. A powerful person: a sultan of vice and corruption.

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[French, from Old French, ruler of Turkey, from Turkish, from Arabic sulṭān, from Aramaic šulṭānā, ruler, from šəlaṭ, to rule; see šlṭ in Semitic roots.]

sultan

(ˈsʌltən) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an arbitrary ruler; despot3. (Breeds) a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey[C16: from Medieval Latin sultānus, from Arabic sultān rule, from Aramaic salita to rule] sultanic adj ˈsultan-ˌlike adj ˈsultanship n

sul•tan

(ˈsʌl tn)

n. 1. the sovereign of an Islamic country. 2. (often cap.) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey. 3. an absolute ruler or despot. [1545–55; < Middle French < Turkish < Arabic sulṭān sovereign] sul•tan•ic (sʌlˈtæn ɪk) adj. sul′tan•like`, adj. sul′tan•ship`, n.

sultan

- Comes from the Arabic word for "ruler," from Aramaic shultana, "power."See also related terms for ruler.

Thesaurus

Noun

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sultan - the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)grand Turkruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

Translations

某些穆斯林国家的统治者苏丹

sultan

(ˈsaltən) noun a ruler in certain Muslim countries. 蘇丹(某些穆斯林國家的統治者) 苏丹（某些穆斯林国家的统治者） sultana (-ˈtaːnə) noun the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a sultan. 蘇丹的女眷(母、妻、姐妹、女兒) 苏丹的女眷（母、妻、姐妹、女儿）