Sulṭān
سُلْطَان
Say it sul-TAAN
Authority
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- s-l-ṭ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Sultan, Soltan, Sultaan
Meaning & source
Authority; a proof that carries authority.
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والسُّلْطانُ: الحُجَّةُ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root s-l-ṭ, vol. 7, p. 321 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)