شہنشاہ

Urdu

noun
Definitions
  • shahanshah; king of kings
  • emperor

Etymology

Borrowed from شاهنشاه derived from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (king of kings) derived from Old Persian 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (king of kings).

Origin

Old Persian

𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶

Gloss

king of kings

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