Saladin

English

Etymology

From Arabic صَلَاح اَلدِّين (ṣalāḥ ad-dīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsælədɪn/

Proper noun

Saladin

  1. (historical) First sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant.

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