شاهين

العربية

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شاهين

/ʃaː.hiːn/

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Borrowed from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šhyn' /⁠šāhēn⁠/, “falcon”, literally “kingly, majestic”).

noun شَاهِين · šāhīn · شَوَاهِين · الشَّاهِين

Indian falcon, especially the peregrine falcon يستطيع الشاهين أن ينقضّ بسرعة خاطفة تبلغ 360 كلم/سا. والمعروف أن أسرع مخلوق على اليابسة هو الفهد الصيّاد، وفي الماء سمك الكوْسج، إذ تبلغ سرعة كل منهما 110 كلم/سا.
pointer, needle of a balance scale

proper noun شَاهِين · šāhīn

a surname, Shahin and Chahine

In English

falcon bird of the genus Falco
peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شاهين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}