shah

English

/ʃɑː/

noun
Definitions
  • A king of Persia or Iran.
  • A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شاه (king, shah, master, shh, big) derived from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (king) derived from Old Persian 𐏋 (king, ruler) root from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tek-

Gloss

receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

織

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