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Shahab

Shahab proper noun: a transliteration of the Persian male given name شهاب (šahâb).

Proper noun

Shahab

  1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name شهاب (šahâb).

Noun

Shahab (plural Shahabs)

  1. A kind of Iranian missile.

Forms of Shahab

pluralShahabs

Origin of Shahab

From Persian شهاب (šahâb, literally “meteor”), from Arabic شِهَاب (šihāb).

Questions about Shahab

What does Shahab mean?
Shahab means a transliteration of the Persian male given name شهاب (šahâb).
What part of speech is Shahab?
Shahab can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Shahab in the dictionary

  1. shah
  2. Shah Alam
  3. Shah en Shah
  4. Shah-in-Shah
  5. Shah-Waardenburg syndrome
  6. Shahab
  7. Shahabs
  8. shahada
  9. shahadah
  10. shahadahs
  11. shahadas

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