English Explanatory Dictionary

shah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A king of Persia or Iran.
  2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
noun
  1. A Ukrainian monetary unit.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ʃɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shah.wav

Word forms

shah shahs schah šâh šāh shāh shahy shahiv

Etymology

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

Related words

shahanshah shahbanu shahi Shahmukhi shahzada

Derived words

shahdom Shah-Waardenburg syndrome Waardenburg-Shah syndrome
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