Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

badshah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: bad-shah
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Padishah.

noun

Alternative form of Padishah.

Example Sentences

"[…] it is rumoured by the people, was accidentally discovered in a spot in this neighbourhood by a Fakir, who in person reported the circumstance to the Badshah of Chitral; the latter was then conducted to the spot […]"
"Uncle Reloo told me that the badshah could drink twenty cups of arrack and eat tolas of opium every day and yet poke his queen and the other women of his harem every night."

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بادشاه (bādšāh) via Hindustani बादशाह/بادشاہ (bādśāh).

Word Breakdown

Root: بادشاه

Inflected Forms

Badshahs (plural)

Questions

What does badshah mean?: Alternative form of Padishah.
Where does badshah come from?: Borrowed from Classical Persian بادشاه (bādšāh) via Hindustani बादशाह/بادشاہ (bādśāh).

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