shah
See also: Shah
English
Etymology 1
From Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check.
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.
Derived terms
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Translations
king of Persia
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Etymology 2
Noun
shah (plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)
- (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.
Translations
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاه (shâh), from Persian شاه (shâh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃa]
Noun
shah m
French
Etymology
From Persian
Noun
shah m (plural shahs)
- Alternative spelling of schah
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).
Noun
shah c
Declension
| Declension of shah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | shah | shahen | shaher | shaherna |
| Genitive | shahs | shahens | shahers | shahernas |
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