shahanshah
shahanshah noun: king of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Noun (1)
shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)
- King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Noun (2) capitalized: Shahanshah
Shahanshah
- Alternative form of shahanshah
shahanshah meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
shahanshah in Hindi
- title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
- शहंशाह śahañśāh, शाहंशाह śāhañśāh, शहनशाह śahanśāh
shahanshah in Marathi
- title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
- शहंशाह śahauśāh
shahanshah in Urdu
- title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
- شَہَنْشاہ śahanśāh
shahanshah in Bengali
- title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
- শাহেনশাহ śahenośah
More languagesFewer languages
- shahanshah in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ śahinśāh
- shahanshah in Pashto
- شهنشاه šahenšāh
- shahanshah in Arabic
- شَاهَنْشَاه šāhanšāh, مَلِك الْمُلُوك malik al-mulūk
- shahanshah in Indonesian
- raja segala raja
Forms of shahanshah
| plural | shahanshahs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Shahanshah |
| alternative form | Shāhanshāh |
| alternative form | Shahan Shah |
| alternative form | Shahinshah |
| alternative form | Shah-in-Shah |
| alternative form | Shahenshah |
| alternative form | Shah en Shah |
Origin of shahanshah
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān šāh/, “king of kings”), which see for more.
Questions about shahanshah
- What does shahanshah mean?
- Shahanshah means king of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
- What is shahanshah in Hindi?
- Shahanshah in Hindi is शहंशाह (śahañśāh), शाहंशाह (śāhañśāh), शहनशाह (śahanśāh). See Shahanshah meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shahanshah?
- Shahanshah is a noun.
- What is the plural of shahanshah?
- The plural of shahanshah is shahanshahs.
Words near shahanshah in the dictionary
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