shah en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ʃɑː/
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
Meanings
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A king of Persia or Iran.
We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.
2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156:
- A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schah | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| s̲h̲āh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| šâh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shahs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| šāh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shāh | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
shahzada · Shahmukhi · shahanshah · shahbanu · shahi
Translations (83)
ba шаһ (king of Persia) · hu sah (king of Persia) · hy շահ (king of Persia) · uk шах (king of Persia) · es sah (king of Persia) · sh ша̏х (king of Persia) · pal 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (king of Persia) · th ชาห์ (king of Persia) · tr şah (king of Persia) · gl xa (king of Persia) · cmn 沙赫 (king of Persia) · am ሻህ (king of Persia) · fr shah (king of Persia) · pl szach (king of Persia) · sq shah (king of Persia) · lt šachas (king of Persia) · ru шах (king of Persia) · vi vua Ba Tư (king of Persia) · alt шах (king of Persia) · uz shoh (king of Persia) · da shah (king of Persia) · pt xá (king of Persia) · prs شَاه (king of Persia) · ota شاه (king of Persia) · et šahh (king of Persia) · ur شاہ (king of Persia) · ga seá (king of Persia) · bg шах (king of Persia) · my ရှား (king of Persia) · eo ŝaho (king of Persia) · id syah (king of Persia) · ky шаа (king of Persia) · he שָׁאח (king of Persia) · or ଶାହା (king of Persia) · kmr şah (king of Persia) · ug شاھ (king of Persia) · vi sa (king of Persia) · be шах (king of Persia) · nl sjah (king of Persia) · ka შაჰი (king of Persia) · bn শাহ (king of Persia) · cmn 沙阿 (king of Persia) · sl šah (king of Persia) · fr chah (king of Persia) · ko 샤 (king of Persia) · ro șah (king of Persia) · fi shaahi (king of Persia) · tk şa (king of Persia) · lv šahs (king of Persia) · crh şah (king of Persia) · hi शाह (king of Persia) · kum шагь (king of Persia) · ps شاه (king of Persia) · mk шах (king of Persia) · tt шаһ (king of Persia) · el σάχης (king of Persia) · cs šáh (king of Persia) · sk šach (king of Persia) · ms syah (king of Persia) · sw shah (king of Persia) · sv shah (king of Persia) · sh šȁh (king of Persia) · io sha (king of Persia) · de Schah (king of Persia) · it scià (king of Persia) · zza şağ (king of Persia) · peo 𐏋 (king of Persia) · ky шах (king of Persia) · la sachus (king of Persia) · sa क्षयति (king of Persia) · ar شَاه (king of Persia) · cs šach (king of Persia) · kk шаһ (king of Persia) · nb sjah (king of Persia) · tg шоҳ (king of Persia) · fa-ira شاه (king of Persia) · ca xa (king of Persia) · lez шагь (king of Persia) · ja シャー (king of Persia) · gag şah (king of Persia) · az şah (king of Persia) · nn sjah (king of Persia) · fi šaahi (king of Persia)