شهبانو

Persian

Alternative forms

• شاه‌بانو (šāh-bānū, šāh-bānō)

Etymology

From شه (šah) + بانو (bānū, bānō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃah.baː.ˈnuː/, /ʃah.baː.ˈnoː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.bɑː.nuː], [ʃäɦ.bɑː.noː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.bɑː.nuː], [ʃäɦ.bɑː.noː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.bɑː.nuː], [ʃɑː.bɑː.noː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.bɔː.nu], [ʃɔː.bɔː.nʊː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦ.bɒː.nuː], [ʃæɦ.bɒː.nuː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.bɔ.nu], [ʃäɦ.bɔ.nɵ]

• Rhymes: -uː, -oː

Readings
Classical reading?	šahbānū, šahbānō
Dari reading?	šahbānū, šahbānō
Iranian reading?	šahbânu, šahbânu
Tajik reading?	šahbonu, šahbonü

Noun

Dari	شهبانو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шаҳбону

شهبانو • (šahbânu)

1. queen consort (wife of a reigning king)
2. empress, queen regnant, regina

Synonyms

• ملکه (maleke)

Descendants

• → Bengali: শাহবানু (śahbanu)
• → English: shahbanu, shahbānū (stricter transliteration), shahbanoo