English

Proper noun

Shah

1. A common surname in India.

Anagrams

• ahhs, hash

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Alternative forms

• schah

Noun

shah ‎(plural shahs)

1. A king of Persia or Iran.
2. A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.

Usage notes

The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English.

Derived terms

• shahdom

Related terms

• Shahmukhi

Translations

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian шаг ‎(šah).

Noun

shah ‎(plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)

1. (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.

Translations

Anagrams

• ahhs
• hash

Albanian

Etymology

Ottoman Turkish شاه ‎(shâh), from Persian شاه ‎(shâh)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃa]

Noun

shah m

1. chess

French

Etymology

From Persian

Noun

shah m ‎(plural shahs)

1. Alternative spelling of schah

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Persian شاه ‎(šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭠𐭤 ‎(šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 ‎(xšāyaθiya).

Noun

shah c

1. a shah; a king of Persia

Declension

Related terms

• schack