شاہ نامہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

  • شاہنامہ (śāhnāma)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه (šāhnāma). By surface analysis, شاہ (śāh, king) +‎ نامَہ (nāma, history), literally the book of kings.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

شاہ نامہ • (śāh-nāmam (Hindi spelling शाहनामा)

  1. Shahnameh (an epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim invasion)

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