shah

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Albanian 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Persian شاه (shâh).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Schah

[edit] Noun

shah (plural shahs)

1. a king of Persia
2. a supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern nations
3. a common surname in India; that is spelled with a capital Shah
4. (historical) a Ukrainian monetary unit.

[edit] Usage notes

The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English.

[edit] Derived terms

• shahmukhi

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ahhs
• hash

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

shah m.

1. chess

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Persian

[edit] Noun

shah m. (plural shahs)

1. Alternative spelling of schah.