Scheherazade

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Scheherazade, from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, from شهر (šahr, city) + زاد (-zâd, child of), literally child of the city).
Popularized by the fictional character below.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʃəˌhɛɹəˈzɑːd(ə)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃəˈhɛɹəzɑd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd, -ɑːdə

Proper noun

Scheherazade

  1. A female given name from Persian.
  2. A fictional character, the wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights.

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally child of the city), from شهر (šahr, city) + زاد (-zâd, child of).
The noun is a reference to the fictional character.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəˌheːʁaˈzaːdə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːdə
  • Hyphenation: Sche‧he‧ra‧za‧de

Proper noun

Scheherazade f (genitive Scheherazades or Scheherazade)

  1. a female given name
  2. Scheherazade (fictional character)

Noun

Scheherazade f (genitive Scheherazade, plural Scheherazaden)

  1. a female storyteller or narrator of fairy tales
    Synonyms: Geschichtenerzählerin, Märchenerzählerin

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