Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سلطانه (sultāna) from Arabic سُلْطانَة (sulṭāna). Compare Hindi सुल्ताना (sultānā).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /sult̪ana/, [ˈsul̪t̪anaˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /sult̪ana/, [ˈsul̪t̪anaˑ]
Noun
সুলতানা • (śultana) (masculine সুলতান (śulotan))
- sultana; Muslim empress
- Synonym: বেগম (begom)