Sultanic
/sʌlˈtæn.ɪk/noun
Relating to a sultan or to sultans.
Did you know?The title behind *sultanic* ultimately comes from Arabic *sulṭān*, a word that came to mean “ruler” or “authority,” and it later spread through Persian, Turkish, and into European languages as an emblem of sovereign power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PS
*šulṭān-
“authority, power”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
sulṭān
“authority; rule; sovereign power; ruler”
Medieval Persian
Persian
solṭān
“ruler; king; sovereign”
Medieval Turkish
Turkish
sultan
“sovereign ruler, especially in Islamic states”
Late Middle English
English
sultane / sultan
“a Muslim sovereign or ruler”
Modern English
English
sultanic
“relating to a sultan or sultans”