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schah

schah is the archaic form of shah.

Meaning of shah

Noun (1)

shah (plural shahs)

  1. A king of Persia or Iran.
    • We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156
  2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.

Noun (2)

shah (plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)

  1. (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.

See all 4 meanings of shah

Forms of schah

pluralschahs

Questions about schah

What is schah the archaic form of?
Schah is the archaic form of shah.

Words near schah in the dictionary

  1. schafskopfs
  2. schaftoside
  3. Schagen
  4. Schaghticoke
  5. Schaghticokes
  6. schah
  7. schahs
  8. Schaible
  9. schairerite
  10. schak
  11. schaks

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