ਸ਼ਾਹ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh). Compare Hindi शाह (śāh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāhm (feminine ਸ਼ਾਹਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling شاه)

  1. (obsolete) king
    Synonym: ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
  2. rich merchant or shopkeeper, particularly one who lends money; moneylender, banker
    Synonym: ਸ਼ਾਹੂਕਾਰ (śāhūkār)
  3. An honorific placed after the name of saints, fakirs, Sayyids, etc.
  4. (chess) king

Declension

Declension of ਸ਼ਾਹ
dir. sg. ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh)
dir. pl. ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh)
singular plural
direct ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh)
oblique ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) ਸ਼ਾਹਾਂ (śāhā̃)
vocative ਸ਼ਾਹਾ (śāhā) ਸ਼ਾਹੋ (śāho)
ablative ਸ਼ਾਹੋਂ (śāhõ)
locative ਸ਼ਾਹੇ (śāhe) ਸ਼ਾਹੀਂ (śāhī̃)
instrumental ਸ਼ਾਹੇ (śāhe) ਸ਼ਾਹੀਂ (śāhī̃)

Adjective

ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) (Shahmukhi spelling شاه)

  1. great, prominent

Further reading

  • ਸ਼ਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸ਼ਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.