𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• šh (šah)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀 (malkā, “king”).

Noun

𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 • (MLKA /šāh/)

1. king

Derived terms

• 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (MLKAn MLKA /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/)
• šhdʾnk'

Descendants

• Persian: شاه (šâh) (see there for further descendants)

See also

• 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭲𐭠 (MLKTA /⁠bāmbišn⁠/, “queen”)