सुल्ताना

Hindi

Alternative forms

सुलताना (sultānā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (soltâne), from Arabic سُلْطانَة‎ (sulṭāna). Compare Bengali সুলতানা (sultana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʊl.t̪ɑː.nɑː/

Noun

सुल्ताना • (sultānā) f (masculine सुल्तान, Urdu spelling سلطانہ‎)

female sultan, Muslim empress
sultana (grape variety)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सुलताना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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