شهریار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫 (šahryār, “lord, sovereign, ruler”).

Noun

شهریار • (šahryâr) (plural شهریاران (šahryârân) or شهریارها (šahryâr-hâ))

1. lord, sovereign, king

Proper noun

شهریار • (šahryâr)

1. a male given name, Shahryar, from Middle Persian
2. Shahryar, a character in One Thousand and One Nights

Descendants

• Arabic: شهريار (šahryār)
• Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar
• → Gujarati: શહરયાર (śaharyār)
• English: Shahryar, Shahriar
• Russian: Шахрияр (Šaxrijar)