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Shahryar

Shahryar proper noun: name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of Kings married to Scheherazade in the story One Thousand and One Nights.

Proper noun

Shahryar

  1. Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of Kings married to Scheherazade in the story One Thousand and One Nights.

Shahryar meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic

Shahryar in Hindi

name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
शहरयार śaharyār

Shahryar in Urdu

name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
شَہْریار śahryār

Shahryar in Arabic

name of the fictional Persian Sassanid king
شَهْرَيَار šahrayār

Origin of Shahryar

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْرْیَار (šahryār).

Questions about Shahryar

What does Shahryar mean?
Shahryar means name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of Kings married to Scheherazade in the story One Thousand and One Nights.
What is Shahryar in Hindi?
Shahryar in Hindi is शहरयार (śaharyār). See Shahryar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shahryar?
Shahryar is a proper noun.

Words near Shahryar in the dictionary

  1. Shahrisabz
  2. Shahrivar
  3. Shahriyar
  4. shahrud
  5. shahruds
  6. Shahryar
  7. shahs
  8. Shahsevan
  9. Shahsevani
  10. shahtoosh
  11. shahtooshes

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