shah
nounEtymology Borrowed from Ukrainian шаг (šah).
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Historical A Ukrainian monetary unit.
shah
noun/ʃɑː/
Etymology Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
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A king of Persia or Iran.
- We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156:
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A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
- Derived terms
- shahdom
- Related terms
- shahanshah, shahbanu, shahi, Shahmukhi, shahzada