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shah¹
- /ʃɑː/
Sounds like Shaw · Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (MLKA /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check and kshatriya. More at chess.
noun shahs · schah · šâh · šāh · shāh · s̲h̲āh
- 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.
- A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
shah²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ukrainian шаг (šah).
noun shahs · shahy · shahiv
- A Ukrainian monetary unit.
Shah³
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun Shahs
- A surname from Persian or Gujarati. Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying on Friday that it was done to realise "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints".
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pahlavi, masjid, turan, nama, sha, king, maidan, dln, pee, ahs, din, jahan, zia, malik, ali, uddin
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noun king of Persia
| Español | sah |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤 sya |
| 日本語 | シャー shā |
| 中文 | 沙阿 shā'ā, 沙赫 shāhè |
| हिन्दी | शाह śāh |
| Kiswahili | shah |
| Português | xá |
| Français | shah, chah |
| Deutsch | Schah |
| Italiano | scià |
| Ελληνικά | σάχης sáchis |
| Română | șah |
| Русский | шах šax |
| Tiếng Việt | sa, vua Ba Tư |
| العربية | شَاه šāh |
| עברית | שָׁאח shakh |
noun former Ukrainian monetary unit
| Русский | шаг šag |
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Talk about this word "shah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shah "shah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shah.Cite this
@misc{shah_2026,
title = {shah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
