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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh) from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, “king”). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) / شاہ (śāh), Gujarati શાહ (śāh), Marathi शहा (śahā), Nepali शाह (śāha), Bengali শাহ (śah).
Pronunciation
Noun
शाह • (śāh) m (Urdu spelling شاہ)
- king
- shah
- (chess) king
Declension
Declension of शाह (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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शाह śāh
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शाह śāh
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oblique
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शाह śāh
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शाहों śāhõ
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vocative
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शाह śāh
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शाहो śāho
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References
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).
Pronunciation
Noun
शाह • (śāha)
- shah