shahanshah
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shahanshah¹
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Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān šāh/, “king of kings”), which see for more.
noun shahanshahs · Shahanshah · Shāhanshāh · Shahan Shah · Shahinshah · Shah-in-Shah
- King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Shahanshah²
noun
- Alternative form of shahanshah
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noun title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
| हिन्दी | शहंशाह śahañśāh, शाहंशाह śāhañśāh, शहनशाह śahanśāh |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schahinschah, Schahanschah |
| Русский | шахинша́х šaxinšáx, шаханша́х šaxanšáx, «царь царе́й» |
| العربية | شَاهَنْشَاه šāhanšāh, مَلِك الْمُلُوك malik al-mulūk |
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title = {shahanshah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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