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Shah

//ʃɑː// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    A Ukrainian monetary unit. historical
  3. 3
    title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran wordnet
  4. 4
    A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian шаг (šah).

Etymology 3

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”), a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent. * Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”), an occupational surname from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”).

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