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Etymology · Arabic

سُلْطَان

4 English words descend from Arabic سُلْطَان, most common first.

sultanThe holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
ZoltanA male given name from Hungarian Zoltán.
sultanateA sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
soldanThe ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.