sultanate
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sultanate
- /ˈsʌltənət/ UK
- /ˈsʌltn̩ət/ UK
- /ˈsʌltəneɪt/ UK
- /ˈsʌltn̩eɪt/ UK
- /ˈsʌltn̩ət/ US
- /ˈsʌltnˌeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
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)).
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* Classical Persian سَلْطَنَت (saltanat)
noun sultanates
- A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
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The office or position of a sultan.
Similar: sultanship
Translations
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noun princely state where the ruler is styled sultan
| Español | sultanía, sultanato |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蘇丹國 /苏丹国 sūdānguó |
| हिन्दी | सल्तनत saltanat, सलतनत salatnat |
| Português | sultanato, sultanado |
| Français | sultanat |
| Deutsch | Sultanat |
| Italiano | sultanato |
| Ελληνικά | σουλτανάτο soultanáto |
| Română | sultanat |
| Русский | султана́т sultanát, султа́нство sultánstvo |
| العربية | سَلْطَنَة salṭana |
Talk about this word "sultanate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sultanate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sultanate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sultanate "sultanate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sultanate.Cite this
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