Swahili
sultani
sul-TA-ni
How to say it
Swahilisultanisul-TA-nisoon
Englishsultansoon
Frenchsultan, souverainsoon
Meaning
a ruler or monarch, especially of a Muslim state, a sultan.
Good to know
sultan, ruler, monarch
Examples
- Sultani alitawala Zanzibar kwa miaka mingi.The sultan ruled Zanzibar for many years.
- Ikulu ya sultani ilikuwa kubwa na ya kifahari.The sultan's palace was large and grand.
- Watu walimheshimu sultani wao.The people respected their sultan.
- Sultani alitoa amri mpya kwa raia wake.The sultan issued a new order to his subjects.
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