Etymology

Shahab

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Today it means: A kind of Iranian missile. Full definition →

Persian شهاب ← Arabic شِهَاب
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  1. Arabic · derived fromشِهَاب
  2. Persian · borrowed fromشهاب
  3. English todayShahab

From Persian شهاب (šahâb, literally “meteor”), from Arabic شِهَاب (šihāb).

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