Shah - Related Terms

Related Terms

  • Shah is a widespread name in Iran and the Indian subcontinent. See Shah (surname).
  • Satrap, the term in Western languages for a governor of a Persian province, is a distortion of xšaθrapāvan, literally "guardian of the realm", which derives from the word xšaθra, an Old Persian word meaning "realm, province" and related etymologically to shah.
  • Maq'ad-i-Shah (Persian مقعد شاه Maq'ad-i-Shah), the phrase from which the name of Mogadishu is believed to be derived, which means "The seat of the Shah", a reflection of the city's early Persian influence.
  • Chess and the chess term check in Western languages are derived from shah, transmitted through Arabic.

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