شاه

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See also: شاہ, ساہ, and شاة

Arabic

Root
ش و ه (š w h)
7 terms

Etymology 1

Verb

شَاهَ • (šāha) I (non-past يَشُوهُ (yašūhu), verbal noun شَوْه (šawh))

  1. to be or become ugly, misshapen
Conjugation
    Conjugation of شَاهَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun شَوْه)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		شَوْه
šawh
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		شَائِه
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 شُهْتُ
šuhtu 		شُهْتَ
šuhta 		شَاهَ
šāha 		شُهْتُمَا
šuhtumā 		شَاهَا
šāhā 		شُهْنَا
šuhnā 		شُهْتُمْ
šuhtum 		شَاهُوا
šāhū
f شُهْتِ
šuhti 		شَاهَتْ
šāhat 		شَاهَتَا
šāhatā 		شُهْتُنَّ
šuhtunna 		شُهْنَ
šuhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَشُوهُ
ʔašūhu 		تَشُوهُ
tašūhu 		يَشُوهُ
yašūhu 		تَشُوهَانِ
tašūhāni 		يَشُوهَانِ
yašūhāni 		نَشُوهُ
našūhu 		تَشُوهُونَ
tašūhūna 		يَشُوهُونَ
yašūhūna
f تَشُوهِينَ
tašūhīna 		تَشُوهُ
tašūhu 		تَشُوهَانِ
tašūhāni 		تَشُهْنَ
tašuhna 		يَشُهْنَ
yašuhna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَشُوهَ
ʔašūha 		تَشُوهَ
tašūha 		يَشُوهَ
yašūha 		تَشُوهَا
tašūhā 		يَشُوهَا
yašūhā 		نَشُوهَ
našūha 		تَشُوهُوا
tašūhū 		يَشُوهُوا
yašūhū
f تَشُوهِي
tašūhī 		تَشُوهَ
tašūha 		تَشُوهَا
tašūhā 		تَشُهْنَ
tašuhna 		يَشُهْنَ
yašuhna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَشُهْ
ʔašuh 		تَشُهْ
tašuh 		يَشُهْ
yašuh 		تَشُوهَا
tašūhā 		يَشُوهَا
yašūhā 		نَشُهْ
našuh 		تَشُوهُوا
tašūhū 		يَشُوهُوا
yašūhū
f تَشُوهِي
tašūhī 		تَشُهْ
tašuh 		تَشُوهَا
tašūhā 		تَشُهْنَ
tašuhna 		يَشُهْنَ
yašuhna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m شُهْ
šuh 		شُوهَا
šūhā 		شُوهُوا
šūhū
f شُوهِي
šūhī 		شُهْنَ
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)
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شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) 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

Malay

Interjection

شاه

  1. Jawi spelling of syah‎.

Noun

شاه (plural شاه-شاه or شاه۲, informal 1st possessive شاهکو, 2nd possessive شاهمو, 3rd possessive شاهڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of syah‎.

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.
      Synonyms: داماد (dâmâd), شاه‌داماد (šâh-dâmâd)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Descendants of شاه

    See also

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