sultân

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ⁧سُلْطَان⁩ (sulṭān).

Noun

sultân (plural sultâns)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of sultan
    • 1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189:
      Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.
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