sultan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph. countable,historical,uncountable
  2. A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire. countable,uncountable
    — Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few
  3. A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards. uncountable
  4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken) countable,uncountable

词形变化

sultans plural salateen plural,rare sultân alternative,archaic sulṭān alternative,rare

词汇关系

衍生词
sultanate sultaness sultanhood sultanic sultanism sultanist sultanistic Sultan Kudarat sultanless sultanlike sultanry sultanship sultan tit
相关词
sultana sultana bird

词源

Etymology tree
Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor.
Ottoman Turkish سلطانbor.
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Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)der.
Middle French sultanbor.
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Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor.
Medieval Latin sultanusbor.
English sultan
Borrowed from Middle French sultan or Medieval Latin sultanus, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). Compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and סוּלְטָן (sultán). Doublet of soldan.
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