shah

shah

 (shä)

n.

Used formerly as a title for the hereditary monarch of Iran.

---

[Persian shāh, king, from Old Persian khshāyathiya-.]

---

shah′dom n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

shah

(ʃɑː)

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a ruler of certain Middle Eastern countries, esp (formerly) Iran

[C16: from Persian: king]

ˈshahdom n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shah

(ʃɑ, ʃɔ)

n. (often cap.)

(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.

[1560–70; < Persian: king]

shah′dom, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Shah - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran Shah of Iran crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

šachšáh

Schah

شاه

šaahi

schah

sjah

šach

šah

шагшах

Shah

[ʃɑː] N → cha m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Shah

[ˈʃɑː] n → chah m, shah m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Shah

n → Schah m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shah

[ʃɑː] n → scià m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995