The story
- Persian · derived fromشاهین
- English todayshaheen falcon
Persian شاهین, from Middle Persian [script needed] (*šāhēn, “majestic, kingly”)
Words from the same roots
Persianشاهین all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shaheen falcon
Today it means: A medium-sized, very swift falcon, of a sub-species of Falco peregrinus (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), that hunts small birds. Full definition →
Persian شاهین