sultana

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English

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A 1707 engraving of Sultana Zaffira, said to be one of the wives of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim I

Etymology

1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

sultana (plural sultanas)

  1. A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
    Synonym: (American English) golden raisin
  2. A wife or mistress of a sultan.
    Synonym: sultaness
  3. A female ruler of a sultanate.
    Synonym: sultaness
  4. A type of viol, a cither viol.
  5. An old form of necklace.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sultana”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sulˈta.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: sul‧tà‧na

Noun

sultana f (plural sultane, masculine sultano)

  1. sultan (female relative of sultan)

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Maltese

Pronunciation

Noun

sultana f

  1. female equivalent of sultan; a queen; a female monarch or ruler, or the wife of a male one
    Synonym: reġina
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti
      - bil-ferħ insiġtha jien, -
      hi għanja lis-Sbuħija
      Sultana tal-ħolqien.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The word is rare for the queens of modern internationally recognised states, but is otherwise still used in a broader or historical sense.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sul‧ta‧na

Noun

sultana f (plural sultanas)

  1. sultana (wife of a sultan)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sulˈtana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: sul‧ta‧na

Noun

sultana f (plural sultanas, masculine sultán, masculine plural sultanes)

  1. sultana

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sultana.

Pronunciation

Noun

sultana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ)

  1. sultana (mother, wife, or daughter of the sultan)
  2. sultana (a pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape)

See also

Further reading

  • sultana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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