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shahbanu

shahbanu noun: the consort of a shah.

shahbanu: the consort of a shah
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Noun

shahbanu (plural shahbanus)

  1. The consort of a shah.

shahbanu meaning in Hindi and Persian

shahbanu in Hindi

Translations
शाहबानो śāhbāno

shahbanu in Persian

Translations
شهبانو šahbânu

Forms of shahbanu

pluralshahbanus
alternative formshahbānū
alternative formshahbanoo

Origin of shahbanu

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهبانو (šahbānū, šahbānō), from شاه (šāh, “king”) + بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”).

Questions about shahbanu

What does shahbanu mean?
Shahbanu means the consort of a shah.
What is shahbanu in Hindi?
Shahbanu in Hindi is शाहबानो (śāhbāno). See Shahbanu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is shahbanu?
Shahbanu is a noun.
What is the plural of shahbanu?
The plural of shahbanu is shahbanus.

Words near shahbanu in the dictionary

  1. shaharith
  2. Shahbag
  3. Shahbagi
  4. Shahbagis
  5. shahbanoo
  6. shahbanu
  7. shahbanus
  8. Shahbazian
  9. Shahbazians
  10. Shahbazyan
  11. Shahbazyans

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