شاہ
See also: شاه, ساہ, and شاة
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh).
Noun
شاہ • (shāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਾਹ)
- king
- shah
- (chess) king
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh) from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, “king”). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) / شاہ (śāh), Gujarati શાહ (śāh), Marathi शहा (śahā), Bengali শাহ (śahô).
Noun
شَاہ • (šāh) m (Hindi spelling शाह)
- king
- shah
- (chess) king
Derived terms
- شاہی (śāhī)
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “شاه”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.