شاهباز

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, eagle).

Noun

شاهباز • (şahbaz)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
    Synonym: آق طوغان (ak doğan)
  2. (figuratively) champion, hero, a valiant man
    Synonyms: قوچ (koç), قوچاق (koçak), قهرمان (kahraman), یگیت (yiğit)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şahbaz

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