soltan سلطان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“soltan” (سلطان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sultan, sovereign.
Meanings
- sultan, sovereign
- undisputed master (figurative)
Usage
"Soltan" means the sultan, the sovereign. The word often appears in tales and khrafat, where stories readily begin with a sultan and his vizier. Figuratively, it serves as an honorific title for someone who dominates their field, as in "soltan ettarab", the king of song. It is also a male first name. In that case it is capitalized and takes no article. The plural is "slatin". With the article, it is pronounced "essoltan".
Example
في الخرافة، السلطان كان عندو بنت وحيدة.
fel khrafa, essoltan ken 3andou bent w7ida.
“In the tale, the sultan had one daughter.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “soltan” but also “sultan”, “soltane” and “sultane”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.