shahanshah en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān šāh/, “king of kings”), which see for more.
Meanings
- (historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shah en Shah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shāhanshāh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shahanshah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shahinshah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shah-in-Shah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shahanshahs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Shahenshah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shahan Shah | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (39)
tg шоҳаншоҳ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ota شهنشاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · pa ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · mr शहंशाह (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · akk 𒈗𒊭𒈗𒈨𒌍 (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · xcl շահանշահ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ru шаханша́х (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · xbc ϸαονανο ϸαο (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · az şahənşah (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · fa-cls شَاهَنْشَاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · kmr şahanşah (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ota شهنشه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · xpr 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭉𐭍 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀 (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · kk шаһиншаһ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · la saansaan (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · bn শাহেনশাহ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · hy շահնշահ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ar مَلِك الْمُلُوك (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · uz shahanshoh (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ug شاھىنشاھ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ru «царь царе́й» (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · hi शहंशाह (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ar شَاهَنْشَاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · fa-ira شاهَنْشاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ota شاهنشه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · hi शाहंशाह (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ota شاهنشاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ps شهنشاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ur شَہَنْشاہ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · de Schahinschah (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · az شاهنشاه (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · de Schahanschah (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · pal 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · hi शहनशाह (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · pl szachinszach (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · ru шахинша́х (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · tr şehinşah (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · id raja segala raja (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings) · axm շահնշահ (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings)