शाह

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See also: शहा and शाही

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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

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ/,

Noun

शाह (śāhm (Urdu spelling شاہ)

  1. king
  2. shah
  3. (chess) king

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

Noun

शाह (śāha)

  1. shah