shah
A king of Persia or IranA king of Persia or Iran.
» He would like to know whether you play shah.
Er möchte wissen, ob du Schah spielst.
Meaning
3 sensesA king of Persia or Iran.
Schah
шахšax
шахšax
A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
(historical)A Ukrainian monetary unit.
шагšag
шагšah
- title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Examples
5 sentencesHe would like to know whether you play shah.
deEr möchte wissen, ob du Schah spielst.
A shah is a type of king, while chess is a type of game.
What did Shah Jahan build?
Iran had a liberal democracy before the U.S. deposed it in favor of autocratic rule by the Shah.
Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb are considered the most important Mughal emperors.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
Borrowed from Ukrainian шаг (šah).
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Forms
plural: shahs / shahy / shahivSynonyms
1 synonyms- title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran:Shah of Iran
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular