शहंशाह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān šāh), likely inherited from Old Persian 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (: XŠ-a-n-a-m /⁠xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɦən.ʃɑːɦ/, [ʃɛ.ɦɛ̃ɲ.ʃäːʱ]

Noun

शहंशाह • (śahañśāh) m (Urdu spelling شہنشاہ)

  1. shahanshah; king of kings
  2. emperor
    Synonyms: सम्राट (samrāṭ), सम्राज (samrāj), बादशाह (bādśāh), पादशाह (pādśāh), सुल्तान (sultān)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • शहनशाह (śahanśāh)
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