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 xšayathiya "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
- "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
- amir
- baron
- baroness
- caesar
- caliph
- chieftain
- contessa
- count
- countess
- crowned head
- czar
- czarina
- dame
- duchess
- duke
- dynast
- emperor
- empress
- gerent
- governor
- imperator
- kaiser
- khan
- king
- lady
- leader
- lord
- magnate
- maharajah
- maharani
- majesty
- mikado
- mogul
- monarch
- oligarch
- overlord
- pasha
- potentate
- prince
- princess
- queen
- rajah
- rani
- rex
- royal
- shah
- sheik
- sovereign
- sultan
- sultana
- tycoon
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