शह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَه (šah). Related to शाह (śāh, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɦ/, [ʃɛʱ]

Noun

शह • (śah) ?

1. (chess) check
2. semblance of status or importance
3. urging, incitement

Declension

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Derived terms

• शहमात (śahmāt, “checkmate”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press