Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهی (šāhī).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

شاہی (śāhī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling शाही)

  1. royal, regal, kingly, princely
  2. befitting or worthy of royalty
    شاہی اندازśāhī andāzstyle befitting royalty

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Noun edit

شاہی (śāhīf (Hindi spelling शाही)

  1. rule, reign, regime
  2. -cracy
    نوکر شاہیnaukar-śāhībureaucracy
  3. a cultivar of litchis, famously grown in Muzaffarpur

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