- sultan
- noun Etymology: Middle French, from Arabic sulṭān Date: 1555 a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state • sultanic adjective
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Sultan — Sultan … Deutsch Wörterbuch
SULTAN — SULTA Mot qui vient de l’arabe sul レ n, lui même probablement d’origine syriaque. On peut distinguer trois acceptions de ce terme: d’abord, «pouvoir», «autorité»; c’est ainsi qu’il est employé dans le Coran, à la sourate XV, verset 42: «Tu ne… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sultan — SULTÁN, sultani, s.m. Titlu dat monarhului din Imperiul Otoman şi din alte ţări musulmane; persoană care poartă (sau purta) acest titlu. ♦ (înv.) Sultan mezat = licitaţie specială care avea loc în divanul ţării. – Din tc. sultan. Trimis de romac … Dicționar Român
Sultán — (del árabe سلطان sulṭān, y éste de سلطة sulṭa: «poder») es un título utilizado en algunos países islámicos equivalente al de rey o monarca (aunque no se traduce, ya que un rey propiamente dicho es en árabe un malik). Literalmente vendría a… … Wikipedia Español
sultan — 1. (sul tan) s. m. 1° Titre de l empereur des Turcs. • Je sais que des sultans l usage m est contraire, RAC. Bajaz. I, 3. 2° Titre de plusieurs autres princes mahométans et tartares. 3° Fig. Par extension, il se dit d un prince absolu… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Sultan — Sul tan, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf. {Soldan}.] A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; officially so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sultan — Sultan, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 3344 Housing Units (2000): 1291 Land area (2000): 2.982622 sq. miles (7.724955 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.982622 sq. miles (7.724955… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sultan, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 3344 Housing Units (2000): 1291 Land area (2000): 2.982622 sq. miles (7.724955 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.982622 sq. miles (7.724955 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
sultan — 1550s, from M.Fr. sultan ruler of Turkey (16c.), from Arabic sultan ruler, king, queen, power, dominion, from Aramaic shultana power, from shelet have power. His wife, mother, daughter, concubine, or sister is a SULTANA (Cf. sultana) … Etymology dictionary
sultan — sùltān m <G sultána> DEFINICIJA 1. pov. naslov osmanskih vladara od 13. st. 2. naslov vladara u nekim islamskim zemljama ONOMASTIKA Sùltān m. os. ime, zast.; isto: Zȍltān (← mađ.) pr.: Sȍltān (Jastrebarsko), Sùltanić (Split, Rijeka)… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Sultan — Sultan: Der in dieser Form seit dem 16. Jh. bezeugte Titel islamischer Herrscher ist aus arab. sulṭān »Herrscher« (ursprünglich »Herrschaft«) entlehnt. In der Form soldān war das Wort bereits im 13. Jh. aus älter it. soldano »Sultan«… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
