شاه

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See also: شاہ, ساہ, and شاة

Arabic

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Root
ش و ه (š w h)
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Etymology 1

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Verb

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شَاهَ (šāha) I (non-past يَشُوهُ (yašūhu), verbal noun شَوْه (šawh))

  1. to be or become ugly, misshapen
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Noun

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شَاه (šāhm

  1. shah
  2. (chess) king
    شاه مات (šāh māt)checkmate
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Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
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شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

Khalaj

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Noun

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شاه (şâh) (definite accusative شاهؽ, plural شاهلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of şâh (shah)

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Malay

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Interjection

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شاه

  1. Jawi spelling of syah‎.

Noun

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شاه (plural شاه-شاه or شاه۲, informal 1st possessive شاهکو, 2nd possessive شاهمو, 3rd possessive شاهڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of syah‎.

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king), from Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (he rules, he has power over) (whence Sanskrit क्षयति (kṣáyati)), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to gain power over, gain control over).

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? šāh
    Dari reading? šāh
    Iranian reading? šâh
    Tajik reading? šoh
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

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    Dari شاه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik шоҳ

    شاه (šâh) (plural شاهان (šâhân))

    1. king; shah
    2. (chess) king
    3. (in compounds) Something that is the biggest or the best of its kind.
    4. (archaic) bridegroom, son-in-law, or brother-in-law
      • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
        مگر شاه را نزد ماه آوریم / به نزدیک او پایگاه آوریم
        magar šâh râ nazd-e mâh âvarim / be nazdik-e 'u pâygâh âvarim
        [... We shall not give up] unless we bring the groom (Zāl) before the Moon (metaphor: Rudāba), / and settle him by her side.
      Synonym: شاه‌داماد (šâh-dâmâd)

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    See also

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    Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
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    شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir),
    فرزین (farzin)
    رخ (rox),
    قلعه (qal'e)
    فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
    سرباز (sarbâz)