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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān šāh/, “king of kings”), which see for more.
Noun
shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)
- (historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Translations
title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings”
— see also king of kings