Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Saltanat

सल्तनत
Meaning

A sultanate, kingdom, or dominion; sovereign rule.

See it in the verse

Saltanat in Iqbal’s couplets

Zindagi ka raaz kya hai saltanat kya cheez hai
Aur ye sarmaya-o-mehnat mein hai kaisa kharosh
What is the secret of life? What is this thing called the State? And what is this clamour between capital and labour?
Justice · Awakening
Related words
PERSIAN

Sultani / Sikandari

Kingship, sovereignty, empire (sikandari = Alexander's might; qaisari = Caesar's).

ARABIC

Mamlakat

A kingdom, state, or dominion.

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