șah

Română

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șah¹

  • /ʃah/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Schach, ultimately from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).

noun șahuri · șah · șahul · șahurile

  1. neuter, uncountable chess șah hexagonal
  2. countable, neuter chess set
  3. neuter, uncountable check

șah²

  • /ʃah/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاه (Turkish şah), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).

noun șahi · șah · șahul · șahii

  1. masculine shah (king of Persia/Iran)

In English

  • chess two-player board game
  • check chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece
  • shah king of Persia

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@misc{s_ah_2026,
  title = {șah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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