shah
See also: Shah
English
Etymology 1
From Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
shah (plural shahs)
- A king of Persia or Iran.
- A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
Usage notes
The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English.
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Translations
king of Persia
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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاه (shâh), from Persian شاه (shâh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃa]
French
Etymology
From Persian
Further reading
- “shah” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya).
Declension
Declension of shah | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | shah | shahen | shaher | shaherna |
Genitive | shahs | shahens | shahers | shahernas |
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