- shah
- noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Persian shāh king — more at check Date: 1566 a sovereign of Iran • shahdom noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shah
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shah — shah … Dictionnaire des rimes
Shah — ist die englische Transkription des persischen Worts für König und der Familienname folgender Personen: A. B. Shah (1920–1981), indischer Bürgerrechtler Azlan Shah (* 1928), Sultan von Perak, ehemaliger König von Malysia Idries Shah (auch Idris… … Deutsch Wikipedia
shah — → schah ● chah ou shah nom masculin (mot persan signifiant roi) Titre porté par des souverains du Moyen Orient (en Iran du début du XVIe s. à 1979), de l Asie centrale et de l Inde. ● chah ou shah (difficultés) nom masculin (mot persan signifiant … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shah — (sh[aum]), n. [Per. sh[=a]h a king, sovereign, prince. Cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Pasha}.] A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially Persia and Iran. [Written also {schah}.] [1913 Webster +PJC] {Shah Nameh}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shah — Fréquent chez les musulmans d Asie, aujourd hui très courant en Angleterre, le nom signifie en arabe roi, empereur (shâh) … Noms de famille
shah — (n.) title of the king of Persia, 1560s, shaw, from Pers. shah, shortened from O.Pers. xЕЎayathiya king, from Indo Iranian *ksayati he has power over, rules from PIE *tke to gain control of, gain power over (Cf. Skt. ksatram dominion; Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
Shah — Shah, s. Schah … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Shah — [ʃa:] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Persian; Origin: king ] the title of the kings of Iran, used in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
shah — [ ʃa ] noun count in the past, a king in Iran and some other countries in the Middle East … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shah — ⊕ shah → sah … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
shah — sb., en, er, erne (HISTORISK iransk regent) … Dansk ordbog
