سلطان

العربية

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سلطان

/sul.tˤaːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

Where it comes from

From the root س ل ط (s l ṭ). Cognates with Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא / ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ (šulṭānā, “power”) and Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón, “rulership, authority”).

noun سُلْطَان · sulṭān · السُّلْطَان · سُلْطَانٌ

uncountable power, strength
uncountable rule, dominion
uncountable authority إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الأَنْفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِن رَبِّهِمُ الهُدَى
uncountable mandate, authorization
uncountable proof, evidence, an argument or case against
uncountable a plea, an allegation, the grounds or basis for one's case being superior
uncountable justification

noun سُلْطَان · sulṭān · سَلَاطِين · سُلْطَانَة · السُّلْطَان

sultan

In English

king a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation
sultan office

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"سلطان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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سلطان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86

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"سلطان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سلطان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}