shahanshah

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Persian (šāhanšāh)

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”

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

Old Armenian: շահանշահ (šahanšah)
Hindi: शहंशाह (hi) m (śahanśāh)

Parthian: 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭉𐭍 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀‎‎ (šāhīn šāh)
Persian: شاهنشاه‎‎ (fa) (šāhanšāh)
Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎‎ (šāhān šāh)
Turkish: şehinşah (tr)
Uyghur: شاھىنشاھ‎‎ (shahinshah)

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