Shahnameh
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Alternative forms edit
- Shahnamah, Shahnama, Shahname, Shah Nameh, Shah Namah, Shah Name, Shah Nama, Shah-Nameh, Shah-Namah, Shah-Name, Shah-Nama, Shāhnāmah, Shāhnāmeh, Shāhnāma
Etymology edit
From Iranian Persian شاهنامه (šâhnâme), from Classical Persian شاهنامه (šāhnāma).
Proper noun edit
Shahnameh
- An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim invasion.
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epic poem
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