շահան շահ

See also: շահանշահ

Old Armenian

Noun

շահան շահ • (šahan šah)

1. Alternative form of շահանշահ (šahanšah)
   • 9–10th century, Yovhannēs Drasxanakertcʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia] :

     շահանն կոչեցեալ շահ

     šahann kočʻecʻeal šah

     called the shahanshah

References

• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 207–208
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շահանշահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 482ab