شاهین

See also: شاہین‎ and شاهين‎

Persian

شاهین

Alternative forms

شهین‎ (šahin) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian *šāhēn (literally “majestic, kingly”) and the given name *Šāhēn. Compare Middle Armenian շահէն (šahēn) and Old Armenian Շահէն (Šahēn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃɒːˈhiːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːˈhi(ː)n]

Noun

شاهین • (šâhin) (plural شاهین‌ها‎ (šâhin-hâ))

Dari Persian	شاهین‎
Iranian Persian	شاهین‎
Tajiki Persian	шоҳин (šohin)

falcon, especially the Barbary falcon
pointer of a scale

Descendants

→ Arabic: شاهين‎ (šāhīn)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: शाहीन (śāhīn)
- Urdu: شاہین‎ (śāhīn)
- → English: shahin, shaheen
→ Middle Armenian: շահին (šahin)
→ Ottoman Turkish: شاهین‎ (şâhîn)
- Turkish: şahin
- → Serbo-Croatian: šáhin / ша́хин
→ Russian: шахин (šaxin)

Proper noun

شاهین • (šâhin)

A male given name, Shahin, Shaahin or Shaheen.

Descendants

→ Arabic: شاهين‎ (Šāhīn)
→ Turkish: Şahin

References

Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Šāhēn”, in Iranisches Namenbuch (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 274

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