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shahnameh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
shah-nameh
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim conquest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Iranian Persian شاهْنامِه (šâhnâme), from Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه (šāhnāma, literally “book of kings”), from شَاه (šāh, “king”) + نَامَه (nāma, “book”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: شاهْنامِه, شَاهْنَامَه

Inflected Forms

the Shahnameh (canonical) Shahnama (alternative) Shāhnāma (alternative) Shahname (alternative) Shāhnāme (alternative) Shahnamah (alternative) Shāhnāmah (alternative) Shāhnāmeh (alternative) Shah Nama (alternative) Shah Name (alternative) Shah-Nama (alternative) Shah-Name (alternative)

Phrases

Shahnameh-khan Shahnameh-khani

Frequently Paired Words

Shahnameh-khan Shahnameh-khani

Questions

What does shahnameh mean?
An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim conquest.
Where does shahnameh come from?
From Iranian Persian شاهْنامِه (šâhnâme), from Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه (šāhnāma, literally “book of kings”), from شَاه (šāh, “king”) + نَامَه (nāma, “book”).

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