shahanshah

shahanshah

English

Alternative forms

• Shahanshah, Shāhanshāh, Shahan Shah
• Shahinshah, Shah-in-Shah
• Shahenshah, Shah en Shah

Etymology

From Persian شاهنشاه‎ (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān-šāh, “king of kings”), which see for more.

Noun

shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)

1. (historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

Related terms

• shah

Translations

title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — See also translations at king of kings

Arabic: شَاهَنْشَاه‎ (šāhanšāh) Armenian: շահնշահ (hy) (šahnšah) Middle Armenian: շահնշահ (šahnšah) Old Armenian: շահանշահ (šahanšah) Azerbaijani: şahənşah / شاهنشاه‎ Hindi: शहंशाह (hi) m (śahanśāh) Latin: saansaan (in Ammianus Marcellinus)

Parthian: 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭉𐭍 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀‎ (šāhīn šāh) Persian: شاهنشاه‎ (fa) (šâhanšâh) Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān šāh) Tajik: шоҳаншоҳ (šohanšoh) Turkish: şehinşah (tr) Ottoman Turkish: شاهنشاه‎ (şâhenşâh), شاهنشه‎ (şâhenşeh), شهنشاه‎ (şehenşâh), شهنشه‎ (şehenşeh) Urdu: شہنشاہ‎ (šahanšāh) Uyghur: شاھىنشاھ‎ (shahinshah)