Shahryar

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proper noun

Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of Kings married to Scheherazade in the story One Thousand and One Nights.

OriginClassical Persian شَهْرْیَار →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of Kings married to Scheherazade in the story One Thousand and One Nights.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianشَهْرْیَار
  2. EnglishShahryar

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْرْیَار (šahryār).

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Translations

Arabic شَهْرَيَار
  • شَهْرَيَار (šahrayār)name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
Hindi शहरयार
  • शहरयार (śaharyār)name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
Polish Szachrijar
  • Szachrijarname of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
Russian Шахрия́р
  • Шахрия́р (Šaxrijár)name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
Urdu شَہْریار
  • شَہْریار (śahryār)name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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