shah
/ʃɑː/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʃɑː/
shah
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Open ah vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> shah
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
shah /ʃɑ:/ n
More examples
- ‘Daydreams of living like a prince are one thing, but living in a house that has played host to kings, queens, shahs and high-ranking dignitaries is quite another.’
- ‘The large punch bowl in the Rose Medallion pattern shown in Plate IX was made about 1865 for Nasir al-Din Shah, a shah of Persia's Qajar dynasty.’
- ‘Since the shah and his queen kept separate bedrooms, this is a revealing detail.’
- ‘Unrest was a fact of student life under the dictatorship of the shah, though Parsa stresses he was not an activist.’
- ‘In 1833 he was one of a party of British officers sent to help reorganize the shah of Persia's army.’
Synonyms
amir, baron, baroness, caesar, caliph, chieftain, contessa, count, countess, crowned head, czar, czarina, dame, duchess, duke, dynast, emperor, empress, gerent, governor, historically, imperator, kaiser, khan, king, lady, leader, lord, magnate, maharajah, maharani, majesty, mikado, mogul, monarch, oligarch, overlord, pasha, potentate, prince, princess, queen, rajah, rani, rex, royal, ruler, sheik, sovereign, sultan, sultana, tycoon
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