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شاه

شاه

See also: شاہ, ساہ, and شاة

Arabic

Noun

شَاه (šāh) m

  1. shah
  2. (chess) king
    شاه مات (šāh māt) checkmate

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh) from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, king).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɒːh/

Noun

Dari شاه
Iranian Persian شاه
Tajik шоҳ (šoh)

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.

Derived terms

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

Descendants