شاہ نامہ

Urdu

شاہ نامہ کی ایک صفحہ
a page from the Shahnameh

Alternative forms

  • شاہنامہ (śāhnāma)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهنامه (šāhnāma, Shahnameh). By surface analysis, شاہ (śāh, king) + نامہ (nāma, history), literally the book of kings.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

شاہ نامہ • (śāh-nāma) m (Hindi spelling शाहनामा)

  1. Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi telling the legendary history and mythology of the ancient Iranians

Further reading

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