shahanshah

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noun

King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

OriginClassical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه ← Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 →
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Meanings

shahanshah1

nounshahanshah (plural shahanshahs)

plural shahanshahs · alternative Shahanshah · alternative Shāhanshāh · alternative Shahan Shah · alternative Shahinshah · alternative Shah-in-Shah · alternative Shahenshah · alternative Shah en Shah

  1. historicalKing of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

Shahanshah2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of shahanshah

Origin

  1. Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠“king of kings”
  2. Classical Persianشَاهَنْشَاه
  3. Englishshahanshah

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/, “king of kings”), which see for more.

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Translations

Arabic شَاهَنْشَاه, مَلِك الْمُلُوك
  • شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • مَلِك الْمُلُوك (malik al-mulūk)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Bengali শাহেনশাহ
  • শাহেনশাহ (śahenośah)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
German Schahinschah, Schahanschah
  • Schahinschahtitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • Schahanschahtitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Hindi शहंशाह, शाहंशाह
  • शहंशाह (śahañśāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • शाहंशाह (śāhañśāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • शहनशाह (śahanśāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Indonesian raja segala raja
  • raja segala rajatitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Latin saansaan
  • saansaantitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Polish szachinszach
  • szachinszachtitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ
  • ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ (śahinśāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Russian шахинша́х, шаханша́х
  • шахинша́х (šaxinšáx)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • шаханша́х (šaxanšáx)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
  • «царь царе́й»title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Turkish şehinşah
  • şehinşahtitle of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
Urdu شَہَنْشاہ
  • شَہَنْشاہ (śahanśāh)title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
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