شاه

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See also: شاہ, ساہ, and شاة

Arabic

Root
ش و ه (š-w-h)

Etymology 1

Verb

شَاهَ • (šāha) I, non-past يَشُوهُ‎ (yašūhu)

  1. to be or become ugly, misshapen
Conjugation
Conjugation of
شَاهَ
(form-I hollow, verbal noun شَوْه)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
šawh
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
šāʔih
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
šuhtu
šuhta
شَاهَ

šāha
šuhtumā
šāhā
šuhnā
šuhtum
šāhū
f
šuhti
šāhat
šāhatā
šuhtunna
šuhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔašūhu
tašūhu
yašūhu
tašūhāni
yašūhāni
našūhu
tašūhūna
yašūhūna
f
tašūhīna
tašūhu
tašūhāni
tašuhna
yašuhna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔašūha
tašūha
yašūha
tašūhā
yašūhā
našūha
tašūhū
yašūhū
f
tašūhī
tašūha
tašūhā
tašuhna
yašuhna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔašuh
tašuh
yašuh
tašūhā
yašūhā
našuh
tašūhū
yašūhū
f
tašūhī
tašuh
tašūhā
tašuhna
yašuhna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
šuh
šūhā
šūhū
f
šūhī
šuhna

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Noun

شَاه • (šāh) m

  1. shah
  2. (chess) king
    شاه مات (šāh māt) — checkmate
Declension
Declension of noun شَاه (šāh)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَاه
šāh 		الشَّاه
aš-šāh 		شَاه
šāh
Nominative شَاهٌ
šāhun 		الشَّاهُ
aš-šāhu 		شَاهُ
šāhu
Accusative شَاهًا
šāhan 		الشَّاهَ
aš-šāha 		شَاهَ
šāha
Genitive شَاهٍ
šāhin 		الشَّاهِ
aš-šāhi 		شَاهِ
šāhi
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

Khalaj

Noun

شاه (şâh) (definite accusative شاهؽ, plural شاهلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of şâh (“shah”)

Declension

Declension of شاه
singular plural
nominative شاه شاهلار
genitive شاهؽݧ شاهلارؽݧ
dative شاهقا شاهلارقا
definite accusative شاهؽ شاهلارؽ
locative شاهچا شاهلارچا
ablative شاهدا شاهلاردا
instrumental شاهلا شاهلارلا
equative شاهوارا شاهلاروارا

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”) (whence Sanskrit क्षयति (kṣáyati)), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāh
Dari reading? šāh
Iranian reading? šâh
Tajik reading? šoh
  • Audio (Iran)(file)

Noun

Dari شاه
Iranian Persian
Tajik шоҳ

شاه • (šâh) (plural شاهان (šâhân))

  1. king; shah
  2. (chess) king
  3. (in compounds) Something that is the biggest or the best of its kind.
  4. (archaic) bridegroom, son-in-law, or brother-in-law
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      مگر شاه را نزد ماه آوریم / به نزدیک او پایگاه آوریم
      magar šâh râ nazd-e mâh âvarim / be nazdik-e 'u pâygâh âvarim
      unless we bring the groom (Zāl) before the Moon (metaphor: Rudāba), / and settle him by her side.
    Synonym: شاه‌داماد (šâh-dâmâd)

Derived terms

Descendants

Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
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شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir) رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e) 		فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)
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