shah

/ʃɑː/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

unified

VERB + SHAH

depose, helped, play, rule

SHAH + NOUN

aurangzeb, durrani, empress, farah, jahan, purged

PREP.

from, in, with

Definitions

noun

A king of Persia or Iran.

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.

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

noun

A Ukrainian monetary unit.

name

A surname.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

He would like to know whether you play shah.

Tatoeba · #802067

What did Shah Jahan build?

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Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb are considered the most important Mughal emperors.

Tatoeba · #3622941

The Durrani Empire was established in Afghanistan by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747.

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Ahmad Shah Durrani unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747.

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Usage Notes

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