Shah

Word SHAH
Character 4
Hyphenation shah
Pronunciations /ʃɑː/

Definitions and meanings of "Shah"

What do we mean by shah?

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

In the Persian language, the ruler of a land, as either sovereign or vassal. The monarch of Persia (usually called the Shah by English writers) is designated by the compound appellation of padishah. noun

A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially Persia and Iran. noun

A celebrated historical poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the modern Persian language. noun

A king of Persia. noun

A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations. noun

An Ukrainian monetary unit. noun

Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran noun

A king of Persia or Iran.

A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Shah

The word "shah" in example sentences

He was America's "shah"-and that has also been his undoing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's hard to block out flashbacks of President Jimmy Carter's 1977 New Year's Eve statement that Iran under the shah was an island of stability in a troubled region - only months before that stability was shattered. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The official national anthem of the shah was the "Imperial Salute of Iran." ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2009)

So is the revolution generation, those who remember the shah and hate the U.S. for it and with cause, you can say what you want about human rights in Iran today and you'd be right but the shah was a really evil kind of guy. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

There are allusions to Persia in Shakespeare cited here (the shah was the playwright's contemporary), and most notably there is a pair of small portraits of Robert Sherley and his Circassian wife, Teresia; Sherley, a British adventurer sent to Persia by Elizabeth I, ended up representing the shah on various foreign missions. ❋ Tom L. Freudenheim (2009)

A ruler with a broad international perspective, the shah was a subject of portraits by Indian Mughal and European artists. ❋ Tom L. Freudenheim (2009)

We may premise that the shah is the first sovereign who, as such, has become the guest of Switzerland since the meeting of the Council of Constance in the fifteenth century. ❋ Various (N/A)

There was an Indian by the name of Pet-cah-shah, which is their word for ❋ Unknown (1898)

The shah, who was overthrown in 1979, was widely hated, and comparing a rival to the shah is a serious, though common, insult in Iranian politics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Comparing a rival to the shah is a serious, though common, insult in Iranian politics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Kabul the Sethis 'gumashta or trading agent was "very friendly with Amir Abd al-Rahman, and frequently visited him in the hamam" or bathhouse. 5 The head of the Sethi family, who represents the merchant capitalist known as a shah, sahukar or sarraf in Markovits' model of the Shikarpuri firms, is said to have received correspondence directly from Abd al-Rahman. 6 The Sethis and their local agent in Kabul did not suffer the same kind of confiscations and seizures of merchant capital as experienced by a number of other Indians living and working in Afghanistan during the reign of Abd al-Rahman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I do not like his transition to Reza Shah, although, he did a lot of good things for the country, his treatment of political prisoners and his flirtation with Hitler is not acceptable, I wrote a piece regarding my father and his feelings towards Mohammad Reza shah which is probably suitable here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another partner in the revolt against the shah was the Islamic left-wing organization Mujahideen Khalq the People’s Mujahideen, whose members fought the previous regime so fiercely that they were accused by the United States of terrorism, but nevertheless were suppressed by Khomeini’s militias and forced into exile. ❋ Walid Phares (2010)

The Safavid dynasty, located in northwest Persia, was founded by a 14-year old "shah" (king) named Ismail (another spelling of the biblical name "Ishmael") who conquered the Seljuk Turks in North India. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Safavid dynasty, located in north-west Persia, was founded by a 14-year old "shah" (king) named Ismail who conquered the Seljuk Turks in North India. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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