शहा

See also: शाह and शाही

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاه (šāh). Compare Gujarati શાહ (śāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕə.ɦa/, [ɕa]
• Hyphenation: श‧हा
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

शहा • (śahā) m

1. king
2. shah

Declension

Declension of शहा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
direct singular	शहा śahā
direct plural	शहा śahā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शहा śahā		शहा śahā
oblique सामान्यरूप	शहा {{{2}}}ā		शहां- {{{2}}}ān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शहाला {{{2}}}ālā		शहांना {{{2}}}ānnā
ergative	शहाने, शहानं {{{2}}}āne, {{{2}}}āna		शहांनी {{{2}}}ānnī
instrumental	शहाशी {{{2}}}āśī		शहांशी {{{2}}}ānśī
locative सप्तमी	शहात {{{2}}}āt		शहांत {{{2}}}āt
vocative संबोधन	शहा {{{2}}}ā		शहांनो {{{2}}}ānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of शहा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	शहाचा {{{2}}}āċā	शहाचे {{{2}}}āċe	शहाची {{{2}}}ācī	शहाच्या {{{2}}}ācā	शहाचे, शहाचं {{{2}}}āċe, {{{2}}}āċa	शहाची {{{2}}}ācī	शहाच्या {{{2}}}ācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शहांचा {{{2}}}ānċā	शहांचे {{{2}}}ānċe	शहांची {{{2}}}āñcī	शहांच्या {{{2}}}āncā	शहांचे, शहांचं {{{2}}}ānċe, {{{2}}}ānċa	शहांची {{{2}}}āñcī	शहांच्या {{{2}}}āñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• बादशहा (bādśahā)
• शहाजिरे (śahājire)
• शहामृग (śahāmŕg)

 

Proper noun

शहा • (śahā) m or f

1. a surname, equivalent to English Shah

   अमित शहा ― amit śahā ― Amit Shah

Declension

Declension of शहा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
direct singular	शहा śahā
direct plural	शहा śahā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शहा śahā		शहा śahā
oblique सामान्यरूप	शहा {{{2}}}ā		शहां- {{{2}}}ān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शहाला {{{2}}}ālā		शहांना {{{2}}}ānnā
ergative	शहाने, शहानं {{{2}}}āne, {{{2}}}āna		शहांनी {{{2}}}ānnī
instrumental	शहाशी {{{2}}}āśī		शहांशी {{{2}}}ānśī
locative सप्तमी	शहात {{{2}}}āt		शहांत {{{2}}}āt
vocative संबोधन	शहा {{{2}}}ā		शहांनो {{{2}}}ānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of शहा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	शहाचा {{{2}}}āċā	शहाचे {{{2}}}āċe	शहाची {{{2}}}ācī	शहाच्या {{{2}}}ācā	शहाचे, शहाचं {{{2}}}āċe, {{{2}}}āċa	शहाची {{{2}}}ācī	शहाच्या {{{2}}}ācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शहांचा {{{2}}}ānċā	शहांचे {{{2}}}ānċe	शहांची {{{2}}}āñcī	शहांच्या {{{2}}}āncā	शहांचे, शहांचं {{{2}}}ānċe, {{{2}}}ānċa	शहांची {{{2}}}āñcī	शहांच्या {{{2}}}āñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शहा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 145.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शहा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 784
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शहा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शहा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2918.