sultan menangSultana or sultanah ( s ʌ l ˈ t ɑː n ə ; Arabic: سلطانة sulṭāna) is a female royal title, and the feminine form of the word is term has been officially used for female monarchs in some IslamicDefine sultan. sultan synonyms, sultan pronunciation, sultan translation, English dictionary definition of sultan. n. 1. A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.