sabhdán

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish sabdán, from Middle French sultan (assimilated to the suffix -án), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan) and/or Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sabhdán m (genitive singular sabhdáin, nominative plural sabhdáin)

  1. sultan (hereditary ruler in various Muslim states)
    Synonym: sultán

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sabhdán shabhdán
after an, tsabhdán
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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