شاهماهی
Persian
Etymology
From شاه (šâh) + ماهی (mâhi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃaːh.maː.ˈhiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɑːɦ.mɑː.ɦiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɒːɦ.mɒː.ɦiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɔɦ.mɔ.ɦi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šāh-māhī |
| Dari reading? | šāh-māhī |
| Iranian reading? | šâh-mâhi |
| Tajik reading? | šoh-mohi |
Noun
شاهماهی • (šâh-mâhi)
Descendants
- Judeo-Tat: şamaj
- → Armenian: շամայի (šamayi), շահմայ (šahmay), շամմայի (šammayi), շահմայի (šahmayi), շամայա (šamaya), շարմահի (šarmahi), շարհամի (šarhami) — dialectal
- → Azerbaijani: şamayı
- → Georgian: შამაია (šamaia)
- → Mingrelian: შამაია (šamaia)
- → Russian: шемая́ (šemajá), шамая́ (šamajá), шама́йка (šamájka) (via Turkic)
- → English: shemaya