շահ

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian շահ (šah); see it for more.

Noun

շահ (šah)

  1. benefit, profit, gain
    շահս ո՞րն էšahs o?rn ēwhat's in it for me?
  2. interest
    շահով տալšahov talto make out a loan
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Persian شاه (šâh). Doublet of շախ (šax), which entered via Russian.

Noun

շահ (šah)

  1. shah
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

շահ (šah)

  1. profit, interest, fruit, gain, lucre; advantage, good, benefit, utility, emolument
    շահ օգտի/օգտութեանšah ōgti/ōgtutʻeanutility
    սէր շահուsēr šahulove of lucre
    ի շահ օգտի իւրեանցi šah ōgti iwreancʻfor their advantage; for the benefit of them
    ոչ առ ի շահ ինչ օգտի բարբառիմočʻ aṙ i šah inčʻ ōgti barbaṙimbe sure I speak disinterestedly
    ի շահսս հարկանիլ, շահու զհետ լինել, կրթիլ, մտանելi šahss harkanil, šahu zhet linel, krtʻil, mtanelto become avaricious, to be greedy of gain
    շահ բերելšah berelto be profitable, to profit, to produce gains
    բառնալ զշահ ուրուքbaṙnal zšah urukʻto clip a person's profits or gains
  2. interest, usury
    ի շահ ածելi šah acelto invest, to put out at interest
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: շահ (šah)

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

շահ (šah)

  1. kind of a dance
    շահս առնելšahs aṙnelto dance

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press