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shahbanu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shah-banu
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The consort of a shah.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهبانو (šahbānū, šahbānō), from شاه (šāh, “king”) + بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”).

Inflected Forms

shahbanus (plural) shahbānū (alternative) shahbanoo (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shah shahzada

Questions

What does shahbanu mean?
The consort of a shah.
Where does shahbanu come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian شهبانو (šahbānū, šahbānō), from شاه (šāh, “king”) + بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”).

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