Antonyms for shah


Grammar : Noun
Spell : shah, shaw
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɑ, ʃɔ


Definition of shah

Origin :
  • title of the king of Persia, 1560s, shaw, from Persian shah, shortened from Old Persian xÅ¡ayathiya "king," from Indo-Iranian *ksayati "he has power over, rules" from PIE *tke- "to gain control of, gain power over" (cf. Sanskrit ksatram "dominion;" Greek krasthai "to acquire, get," kektesthai "to possess"). His wife is a shahbanu (from banu "lady"); his son is a shahzadah (from zadah "son").
  • As in ruler : noun historically, person who ruled an area
  • As in king : noun ruler
  • As in emir : noun prince
Example sentences :
  • "So we shall have the shah of Persia," the young woman was saying.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • No doubt, on the left wing, by Shah Dara, the battle had commenced.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • The first that is known, the Shah Jehan had it in his treasure-house.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • There is a marked silence in the assembly, and Shah Sevar looks serious.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • Shah Sevar sits erect on his dromedary and leads the assault.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • That is for the Shah in Tehran, who has become the servant of the Russian!
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • They have roads, they have Cossacks, they have the Shah under their thumb.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • About the end of April an envoy from the Shah arrived at Finkenstein.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • "Now show me an eclipse of the sun," said the Shah, speaking in French.
  • Extract from : « More Science From an Easy Chair » by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
  • They seized the aged rabbi of the city and brought him before the Shah.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends » by Gertrude Landa

Synonyms for shah

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