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shahi

shahi noun: a former currency unit of Iran, worth one twentieth of a qiran.

Noun

shahi (plural shahis or shahi)

  1. (historical) A former currency unit of Iran, worth one twentieth of a qiran.

Forms of shahi

pluralshahis
pluralshahi

Origin of shahi

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهِی (šāhī).

Phrases with shahi

Questions about shahi

What does shahi mean?
Shahi means a former currency unit of Iran, worth one twentieth of a qiran.
What part of speech is shahi?
Shahi is a noun.
What is the plural of shahi?
The plural of shahi is shahis.

Words near shahi in the dictionary

  1. shaheen falcon
  2. shaheen falcons
  3. shaheens
  4. Shahekou
  5. Shahenshah
  6. shahi
  7. shahid
  8. shahidka
  9. shahidkas
  10. shahids
  11. Shahidulla

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