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Where does “سلطان” come from?

سلطان (Arabic) comes from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא.

سلطان (Arabic): power, strength; rule, dominion; authority

Definitions

  1. power, strength; rule, dominion; authority

Ancestry of “سلطان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשׁוּלְטָנָא—

Words derived from “سلطان”

  • sultan
  • sultanate
  • sultanic
  • sultanship
  • sultanry
  • sultanless
  • sultanato
  • sultán
  • sultanat
  • sultan
  • sultanato
  • sultão
  • 蘇丹
  • スルターン
  • sultanshoen
  • sultanaat
  • sultan
  • sultan
  • султан
  • szultánkenyér
  • szultán
  • Zoltán
  • szultánok
  • sultan
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