شاهنشاه

Persian

Alternative forms

  • شاهان‌شاه (šâhânšâh)
  • شاهنشا (šâhanšâ)
  • شاهنشه (šâhanšah)
  • شهنشه (šahanšah)

Etymology

From earlier شاهان‌شاه (šâhânšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān-šāh, king of kings).

Pronunciation

Noun

شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh) (plural شاهنشاهان (šâhanšâhân) or شاهنشاه‌ها (šâhanšâh-hâ))

  1. shahanshah
  2. king, great king

Synonyms

  • شاه شاهان (šâh-e šâhân)

Derived terms

  • شاهنشاهی (šâhanšâhi)
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