sultan
/ˈsʌltən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname.
name
A glacier in Antarctica
name
A village in Azerbaijan.
Example Sentences
- "Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few"
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Ottoman Turkish سلطانbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)der. Middle French sultanbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Medieval Latin sultanusbor. English sultan Borrowed from Middle French sultan or Medieval Latin sultanus, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). Compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and סוּלְטָן (sultán). Doublet of soldan.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sultanus, سلطان, سُلْطَان, س ل ط