शहंशाह
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān šāh), likely inherited from Old Persian 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (XŠ : XŠ-a-n-a-m /xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām/).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɦən.ʃɑːɦ/, [ʃɛ.ɦɛ̃ɲ.ʃäːʱ]
Noun
शहंशाह • (śahañśāh) m (Urdu spelling شہنشاہ)
- shahanshah; king of kings
- emperor
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शहंशाह śahañśāh |
शहंशाह śahañśāh |
| oblique | शहंशाह śahañśāh |
शहंशाहों śahañśāhõ |
| vocative | शहंशाह śahañśāh |
शहंशाहो śahañśāho |
Alternative forms
शहनशाह (śahanśāh), शहन शाह (śahan śāh)