ਸ਼ਾਹ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh). Compare Hindi शाह (śāh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāhm (feminine ਸ਼ਾਹਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling شاه)

  1. (obsolete) king
    Synonym: ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
  2. rich merchant or shopkeeper, particularly one who lends money; moneylender, banker
    Synonym: ਸ਼ਾਹੂਕਾਰ (śāhūkār)
  3. An honorific placed after the name of saints, fakirs, Sayyids, etc.

Adjective[edit]

ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) (Shahmukhi spelling شاه)

  1. great, prominent

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ਸ਼ਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸ਼ਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.