shahanshah

English

Alternative forms

Shahanshah, Shāhanshāh, Shahan Shah
Shahinshah, Shah-in-Shah
Shahenshah, Shah en Shah

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān-šāh, “king of kings”), which see for more.

Noun

shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)

(historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

Related terms

shah

Translations

title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — See also translations at king of kings

Arabic: شَاهَنْشَاه‎ (šāhanšāh)
Armenian: շահնշահ (hy) (šahnšah)
Middle Armenian: շահնշահ (šahnšah)

Old Armenian: շահանշահ (šahanšah)
Azerbaijani: şahənşah / شاهنشاه‎
Hindi: शहंशाह (hi) m (śahanśāh)
Latin: saansaan (in Ammianus Marcellinus)

Parthian: 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭉𐭍 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀‎ (šāhīn šāh)
Persian: شاهنشاه‎ (fa) (šâhanšâh)
Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān šāh)
Tajik: шоҳаншоҳ (šohanšoh)
Turkish: şehinşah (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: شاهنشاه‎ (şâhenşâh), شاهنشه‎ (şâhenşeh), شهنشاه‎ (şehenşâh), شهنشه‎ (şehenşeh)
Urdu: شہنشاہ‎ (šahanšāh)
Uyghur: شاھىنشاھ‎ (shahinshah)

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