шоҳ

Persian

/ʃɔːh/

regional
Definitions
  • king
  • shah
  • king (chess)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شاه (king, shah, master, shh, big) derived from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (king) derived from Old Persian 𐏋 (king, ruler).

Origin

Old Persian

𐏋

Gloss

king, ruler

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
👑 🦁

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