padishah

P3A1D2I1S1H4A1H4
/ˈpɑːdɪʃɑː/

noun

A ruler of a Muslim country or state.

OriginOttoman Turkish پادشاه ← Classical Persian پادِشاه →
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Meanings

padishah1

nounpadishah (plural padishahs)

plural padishahs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Padishah.

Padishah2

nounPadishah (plural Padishahs)

plural Padishahs · alternative Badshah · alternative badshah · alternative padishah · alternative Padshaw · alternative padshaw · alternative Potshaw · alternative potshaw · alternative Padishar · alternative padishar

  1. historyA ruler of a Muslim country or state.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianپادِشاه
  2. Ottoman Turkishپادشاه
  3. EnglishPadishah

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پادشاه (padişah), from Classical Persian پادِشاه (pādišāh) / پادْشاه (pādšāh).

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Translations

Arabic بَادْشَاه, بَادِيشَاه
  • بَادْشَاه (bādšāh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
  • بَادِيشَاه (bādīšāh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Bengali বাদশাহ
  • বাদশাহ (badśah)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Bulgarian падиша́х
  • падиша́х (padišáh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Catalan padixah
  • padixah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Chinese Mandarin 帕迪沙
  • 帕迪沙 (pàdíshā)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Czech pádišáh, padišáh
  • pádišáh(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
  • padišáh(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Dutch padisjah
  • padisjah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Esperanto padiŝaho
  • padiŝaho(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Finnish padišah
  • padišah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
French padichah
  • padichah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
German Padischah
  • Padischah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Greek πατισάχ
  • πατισάχ (patisách)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Hindi बादशाह, शाह
  • बादशाह (bādśāh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
  • शाह (śāh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Hungarian padisah
  • padisah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Italian padiscià
  • padiscià(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Japanese パーディシャー
  • パーディシャー (pādishā)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Korean 파디샤
  • 파디샤 (padisya)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Latvian padišahs
  • padišahs(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Malay padisyah
  • padisyah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Persian پادِشاه, پادْشاه
  • پادِشاه (pâdešâh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
  • پادْشاه (pâdšâh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Polish padyszach
  • padyszach(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Portuguese padixá
  • padixá(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Romanian padișah
  • padișah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Russian падиша́х
  • падиша́х (padišáx)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Spanish padishá
  • padishá(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Turkish padişah
  • padişah(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Ukrainian падиша́х
  • падиша́х (padyšáx)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Urdu بَادْشَاہ
  • بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh)(historical) a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Cite this entry
APA

padishah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padishah

MLA

“padishah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padishah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “padishah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padishah.

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