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sultanate

/ˈsʌltn̩ət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
sul-tan-ate
IPA
/ˈsʌltn̩ət/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.

noun

The office or position of a sultan.

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 Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English sultanate From sultan + -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting offices or ranks, or the charges or contexts of these). Sultan is borrowed from Middle French sultan or from its etymon Medieval Latin sultanus, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “authority; dominion, rule; power, strength”) (from the Arabic root س ل ط (“related to power”); possibly through from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan)). cognates * Classical Persian سَلْطَنَت (saltanat)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: س ل ط, sultan, sultanus, سُلْطَان, سلطان

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsʌltn̩ət/
  • British English: /ˈsʌltənət/

Inflected Forms

sultanates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sultan sultana sultanic sultanship emirate emirship

Synonyms

sultanship

Questions

How do you pronounce sultanate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌltn̩ət/.
What does sultanate mean?
A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
Where does sultanate come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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