- Scheherazade
- noun Etymology: German Scheherezade, from Persian Shīrazād Date: 1801 the fictional wife of a sultan and the narrator of the tales in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
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Scheherazade — und Schahrayâr Scheherazade (auch Schahrsad, von persisch شهرزاد šahrzād) ist eine der Hauptfiguren aus der Rahmenhandlung der persischen Geschichten von Tausendundeiner Nacht. Sie ist die Tochter des Wesirs des persischen Königs… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Schéhérazade — ou Shéhérazade personnage des Mille et Une Nuits, épouse du sultan Châhriyâr. Associant la culture et le rêve, cette jeune femme belle et pudique incarne en Occident la magie de l Orient … Encyclopédie Universelle
Scheherazade — [shə her΄ə zäd′, shə her΄əzä′də] n. [Ger < Pers Shīrazād] in The Arabian Nights, the Sultan s bride, who saves her life by maintaining the Sultan s interest in the suspenseful tales she tells … English World dictionary
Scheherazade — Infobox character colour = Green colour text = name = Scheherazade شهرزاد series = One Thousand and One Nights caption = Queen Scheherazade tells her stories to King Shahryar . first = last = cause = creator = portrayer = Mili Avital, Catherine… … Wikipedia
Scheherazade — /sheuh her euh zah deuh, zahd , hear /, n. 1. (in The Arabian Nights Entertainments) the wife of the sultan of India, who relates such interesting tales nightly that the sultan spares her life. 2. (italics) a symphonic suite (1888) by Nikolai… … Universalium
Scheherazade — o Shahrazad La esposa ficticia de un sultán que narraba Las mil y una noches. Según la historia que sirve de marco para la colección de cuentos, el sultán Shahryar descubrió que su primera esposa le era infiel y tras concluir que odiaba a todas… … Enciclopedia Universal
Scheherazade — Scheherezade * * * Sche|he|ra|za|de, Sche|he|re|za|de [… za:də], die; , n: 1. <o. Pl.> Märchenerzählerin in »Tausendundeine Nacht«. 2. Geschichtenerzählerin. * * * Scheherazade [ zade], Scheherezade, die Märchenerzählerin in… … Universal-Lexikon
Scheherazade — Sche|her|a|zade , Sheherazade the woman who tells the stories in The Arabian Nights. Scheherazade marries a man who always kills his wife on the night after the wedding. To prevent him from killing her too, she tells him part of an interesting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scheherazade (Rimski-Korsakow) — Scheherazade und Scharyar Scheherazade, eigentlich Schecherasade (russisch Шехерезада, Transliteration: Šexerezada), Opus 35 ist eine sinfonische Dichtung von Nikolai Rimski Korsakow aus dem Jahr 1888. Das Orchesterwerk, das auf der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Scheherazade (disambiguation) — Scheherazade (Persian: شهرزاد) meaning of noble race in old Persian, meaning born in the city in today s Persian, may refer to one of the following:*Scheherazade, the story teller in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights *Scheherazade (Rimsky… … Wikipedia
Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) — Scheherazade ( Шехерезада in Cyrillic, Šekherezada in transliteration), Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov in 1888. Based on The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , this orchestral work combines two features common … Wikipedia
