Etymology

Shahnameh

S1H4A1H4N1A1M3E1H4

Today it means: An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim conquest. Full definition →

Iranian Persian شاهْنامِه ← Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromشَاهْنَامَه
  2. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromشاهْنامِه
  3. English todayShahnameh

From Iranian Persian شاهْنامِه (šâhnâme), from Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه (šāhnāma, literally “book of kings”), from شَاه (šāh, “king”) + نَامَه (nāma, “book”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.