Sultana: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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سلطانہ
سُلْطَانَة
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Sultana (سلطانہ, Arabic سُلْطَانَة) means “queen, sovereign lady”. It comes from the Arabic root س ل ط. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, س ل ط; Platts, Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, سلطانہ.
- Meaning
- queen, sovereign lady
- معنی
- ملکہ، سلطانہ
Where it comes from
Feminine of sulṭān, ruler (from sulṭa, authority); the feminine is mainly Persian and Urdu usage (Platts).
- Say it
- sul-taa-naAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- س ل ط
- Other spellings
- Sultanah
- Themes
- Royalty