shah

Meaning

  1. A king of Persia or Iran.
  2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.

Translations

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɑː/
Etymology

From Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/). Doublet of check. More at chess.

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