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shahanshah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
sha-han-shah
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

noun

Alternative form of shahanshah

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/, “king of kings”), which see for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *tek-, 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠

Inflected Forms

shahanshahs (plural) Shāhanshāh (alternative) Shahan Shah (alternative) Shahinshah (alternative) Shah-in-Shah (alternative) Shahenshah (alternative) Shah en Shah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shah

Questions

What does shahanshah mean?
King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
Where does shahanshah come from?
It is traced to Middle Persian.

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