English-Thai Dictionary

Shah

N กษัตริย์  king dictator ka-sad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHAH

n.A Persian signifying king.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHAH

Shah, n. Etym: [Per. shah a king, sovereign, prince. Cf. Checkmate, Chess, Pasha. ]

 

Defn: The title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially Persia. [Written also schah. ] Shah Nameh. Etym: [Per. , Book of Kings. ] A celebrated historical poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the modern Persian language. Brande & C.

 

SHAHIN

Sha *hin ", n. Etym: [Ar. shahin. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator ) highly valued in falconry.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shah

shah |SHä ʃɑ | ▶noun historical a title of the former monarch of Iran. DERIVATIVES shah dom |-dəm |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Persian šāh, from Old Persian ḵšāyaṯiya ‘king. ’

 

Shah, Reza

Shah, Reza |SHä ʃɑ | see Pahlavi 1.

 

shahada

sha ha da |SHäˈhädə ʃɑˈhɑdə |(also shahadah ) ▶noun the Muslim profession of faith (“there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah ”). ORIGIN from Arabic šahāda ‘testimony, evidence. ’

 

Shah Alam

Shah Alam |ˈɑːləm | the capital of the state of Selangor in Malaysia, near the west coast of the Malay Peninsula; pop. 617,100 (est. 2009 ).

 

shahid

sha hid |SHäˈhēd ʃɑˈhid |(also shaheed ) ▶noun a Muslim martyr. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Arabic šahīd ‘witness, martyr. ’

 

Shahn, Ben

Shahn, Ben |SHän ʃɑn | (1898 –1989 ), US artist and photographer; born in Lithuania; full name Benjamin Shahn. His paintings such as “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti ” (1931 –32 ) are devoted to political and social themes. He was also a photographer for the US Farm Security Administration during the 1930s.

 

shahtoosh

shah toosh |SHäˈto͞oSH ʃɑˈtuʃ | ▶noun high-quality wool from the neck hair of the Himalayan ibex. • fabric woven from this. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Punjabi from Persian šāh ‘king ’ + Kashmiri tośa ‘fine shawl material. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

shah

shah |ʃɑː | ▶noun historical a title of the former monarch of Iran. DERIVATIVES shahdom noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Persian šāh, from Old Persian ḵšāyaṯiya ‘king ’.

 

Shah, Karim Al-Hussain

Shah, Karim Al-Hussain |ʃɑː | see Aga Khan.

 

Shah, Reza

Shah, Reza |ʃɑː | see Pahlavi 1.

 

shahada

shahada |ʃaˈhɑːda |(also shahadah ) ▶noun the Muslim profession of faith (‘there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah ’), one of the Five Pillars of Islam. ORIGIN from Arabic šahāda ‘testimony, evidence ’.

 

Shah Alam

Shah Alam |ˈɑːləm | the capital of the state of Selangor in Malaysia, near the west coast of the Malay Peninsula; pop. 617,100 (est. 2009 ).

 

shahid

shahid |ʃəˈhiːd |(also shaheed ) ▶noun a Muslim martyr. ORIGIN via Urdu from Arabic šahīd ‘witness, martyr ’.

 

Shahn, Ben

Shahn, Ben |SHän ʃɑn | (1898 –1989 ), US artist and photographer; born in Lithuania; full name Benjamin Shahn. His paintings such as “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti ” (1931 –32 ) are devoted to political and social themes. He was also a photographer for the US Farm Security Administration during the 1930s.

 

shahtoosh

shahtoosh |ʃɑːˈtuːʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] high-quality wool from the neck hair of the Himalayan ibex. • fabric woven from shahtoosh wool. • [ count noun ] a shawl made from shahtoosh fabric. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Punjabi from Persian šāh ‘king ’ + Kashmiri tośa ‘fine shawl material ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shah

shah /ʃɑː /名詞 C 〖the ～; しばしばS -〗(かつての )イラン国王 ; その尊称 .