سلطان

Arabic
Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire

Etymology

From Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא‎ / ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ‎ (šulṭānā, “power”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʊlˈtˤɑːn/

Noun

سُلْطَان • (sulṭān) m or f (usually uncountable)

  1. power, strength
  2. rule, dominion
  3. authority
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:23:
      ‏إِن هِيَ إِلّا أَسماءٌ سَمَّيتُموها أَنتُم وَآباؤُكُم ما أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِها مِن سُلطانٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَما تَهوَى الأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَد جاءَهُم مِن رَبِّهِمُ الهُدىٰ‎
      These are but names which you have coined —you and your fathers— for which God has not sent down any authority. They follow nothing but conjectures and the desires of the [lower] soul, while there has already come to them the guidance from their Lord.
  4. mandate, authorization
  5. proof, evidence, an argument or case against
  6. a plea, an allegation, the grounds or basis for one's case being superior
  7. justification

Declension
Declension of noun سُلْطَان (sulṭān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلْطَان
sulṭān		 السُّلْطَان‎
as-sulṭān		 سُلْطَان
sulṭān
Nominative سُلْطَانٌ
sulṭānun		 السُّلْطَانُ‎
as-sulṭānu		 سُلْطَانُ
sulṭānu
Accusative سُلْطَانًا‎
sulṭānan		 السُّلْطَانَ‎
as-sulṭāna		 سُلْطَانَ
sulṭāna
Genitive سُلْطَانٍ
sulṭānin		 السُّلْطَانِ‎
as-sulṭāni		 سُلْطَانِ
sulṭāni

Noun

سُلْطَان • (sulṭān) m (plural سَلَاطِين‎ (salāṭīn))

  1. sultan

Declension
Declension of noun سُلْطَان (sulṭān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلْطَان
sulṭān		 السُّلْطَان‎
as-sulṭān		 سُلْطَان
sulṭān
Nominative سُلْطَانٌ
sulṭānun		 السُّلْطَانُ‎
as-sulṭānu		 سُلْطَانُ
sulṭānu
Accusative سُلْطَانًا‎
sulṭānan		 السُّلْطَانَ‎
as-sulṭāna		 سُلْطَانَ
sulṭāna
Genitive سُلْطَانٍ
sulṭānin		 السُّلْطَانِ‎
as-sulṭāni		 سُلْطَانِ
sulṭāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلْطَانَيْن‎
sulṭānayn		 السُّلْطَانَيْن‎
as-sulṭānayn		 سُلْطَانَيْ‎
sulṭānay
Nominative سُلْطَانَانِ‎
sulṭānāni		 السُّلْطَانَانِ‎
as-sulṭānāni		 سُلْطَانَا‎
sulṭānā
Accusative سُلْطَانَيْنِ‎
sulṭānayni		 السُّلْطَانَيْنِ‎
as-sulṭānayni		 سُلْطَانَيْ‎
sulṭānay
Genitive سُلْطَانَيْنِ‎
sulṭānayni		 السُّلْطَانَيْنِ‎
as-sulṭānayni		 سُلْطَانَيْ‎
sulṭānay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلَاطِين‎
salāṭīn		 السَّلَاطِين‎
as-salāṭīn		 سَلَاطِين‎
salāṭīn
Nominative سَلَاطِينُ‎
salāṭīnu		 السَّلَاطِينُ‎
as-salāṭīnu		 سَلَاطِينُ‎
salāṭīnu
Accusative سَلَاطِينَ‎
salāṭīna		 السَّلَاطِينَ‎
as-salāṭīna		 سَلَاطِينَ‎
salāṭīna
Genitive سَلَاطِينَ‎
salāṭīna		 السَّلَاطِينِ‎
as-salāṭīni		 سَلَاطِينِ‎
salāṭīni

Descendants

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic سلطان‎.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sul.taːn/

Noun

سلطان (plural سلطان٢‎, informal first-person singular possessive سلطانکو‎, impolite second-person singular possessive سلطانمو‎, third-person singular possessive سلطانڽ‎)

  1. sultan

Further reading
  • "سلطان" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Malay Literary Reference Centre).

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).

Noun

سلطان • (soltân)

  1. sultan
  2. king

Synonyms

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian سلطان‎, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).

Noun

سلطان • (sultān) m (Hindi spelling सुल्तान)

  1. sultan
  2. king
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