Saladin
proper noun
- male given name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsælədɪn/
name
Etymology: From Arabic صَلَاحُ الدِّين (ṣalāḥu d-dīn).
- The first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who led the Muslim opposition to the European crusaders in the Levant.
- A governorate in northern Iraq.