شاهنامه

Persian

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”) +‎ نامه (nāma, “book of”), literally “book of kings”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːh.nɑː.ˈma]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.nɑː.mǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.nɑː.mǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.nɑː.mǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.nɔː.mǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːɦ.nɒː.mé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔɦ.nɔ.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāhnāma
Dari reading?	šāhnāma
Iranian reading?	šâhnâme
Tajik reading?	šohnoma

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Proper noun

Dari	شاهنامه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Шоҳнома

شاهنامه • (šâhnâme)

1. 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)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: શાહનામું (śāhnāmũ)
• → Urdu: شاہ نامہ (śāh-nāma)

See also

• Shahnameh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia