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語源 1

From Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/). Doublet of check. More at chess.

別の表記

• schah (archaic)
• šâh, šāh, shāh, s̲h̲āh (all rare, scholarly transliterations)

名詞

shah (plural shahs)

1. A king of Persia or Iran.
   • 2011 [1977 December 31], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 156:

     We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.

2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.

使用する際の注意点

The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English. His sons used the title shahzada (shah's descendant), which was translated as prince into English.

派生語

• shahdom

関連する語

• shahanshah
• shahbanu
• shahi
• Shahmukhi
• shahzada

語源 2

From Ukrainian шаг (šah).

名詞

shah (plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)

1. (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.

アナグラム

• Hash, ahhs, hahs, hash