𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• šh (šah)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀‎ (malkā, “king”).

Noun

𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 • (MLKA /šāh/)

1. king

Derived terms

• 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (MLKAn MLKA /šāhān šāh/)
• šhdʾnk

Descendants

• Persian: شاه‎ (šâh) (see there for further descendants)
• Tajik: шоҳ (šoh)

See also

• 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭲𐭠‎ (bāmbišn)