शहंशाह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān šāh), likely inherited from Old Persian 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (XŠ : XŠ-a-n-a-m /⁠xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃə.ɦən.ʃɑːɦ/, [ʃɛ.ɦɛ̃ɲ.ʃäːʱ]

Noun

शहंशाह • (śahañśāh) m (Urdu spelling شہنشاہ)

1. shahanshah; king of kings
2. emperor

   Synonyms: सम्राट (samrāṭ), सम्राज (samrāj), बादशाह (bādśāh), पादशाह (pādśāh), सुल्तान (sultān)

Declension

Declension of शहंशाह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शहंशाह śahañśāh	शहंशाह śahañśāh
oblique	शहंशाह śahañśāh	शहंशाहों śahañśāhõ
vocative	शहंशाह śahañśāh	शहंशाहो śahañśāho

Alternative forms

• शहनशाह (śahanśāh)