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shah

(shä)

Used formerly as a title for the hereditary monarch of Iran.

[Persian shāh, king, from Old Persian khshāyathiya-.]

shah′dom n.

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shah

(ʃɑː)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a ruler of certain Middle Eastern countries, esp (formerly) Iran

[C16: from Persian: king]

ˈshahdom n

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shah

(ʃɑ, ʃɔ)

n. (often cap.)

(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.

[1560–70; < Persian: king]

shah′dom, n.

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Shah - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran

Shah of Iran

crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

Translations

šachšáh

Schah

شاه

šaahi

schah

sjah

šach

šah

шагшах

Shah

[ʃɑː] N → cha m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Shah

[ˈʃɑː] n → chah m, shah m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Shah

n → Schah m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shah

[ʃɑː] n → scià m inv

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The Shah ordered him to construct an edifice of this kind.

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They say he has been acting as minister to some ruling prince in Persia, where he killed the Shah's brother.

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A new Shah, in an outburst of confidence, set up a wire between his palace and the market-place in Teheran, and invited his people to talk to him whenever they had grievances.

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There is Sikandar Khan, Nur Ali Beg, and Farrukh Shah all heads of kafilas [caravans] - who deal there,' said the Flower.

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Lawrence wore that fine black beard in the chest upstairs, when he was Shah of Persia?"

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That of the youngest was marked by all the magnificence that was customary at the marriage of the Shah of Persia, while the festivities attending the nuptials of the Sultan's baker and his chief cook were only such as were suitable to their conditions.