shahanshah

English

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/, “king of kings”), which see for more.

shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)

(historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings

Akkadian: 𒈗𒊭𒈗𒈨𒌍
Arabic: شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), مَلِك الْمُلُوك m (malik al-mulūk)
Armenian: շահնշահ (hy) (šahnšah)
Middle Armenian: շահնշահ (šahnšah)

Old Armenian: շահանշահ (šahanšah)
Azerbaijani: şahənşah
Arabic: شاهنشاه
Bengali: শাহেনশাহ (śahenośah)
German: Schahinschah m, Schahanschah m
Hindi: शहंशाह (hi) m (śahañśāh), शाहंशाह (hi) m (śāhañśāh), शहनशाह m (śahanśāh)
Indonesian: raja segala raja
Kazakh: шаһиншаһ (şahinşah)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: şahanşah
Latin: saansaan (in Ammianus Marcellinus)
Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān šāh)
Ottoman Turkish: شاهنشاه (şâhenşâh), شاهنشه (şâhenşeh), شهنشاه (şehenşâh), شهنشه (şehenşeh)
Parthian: 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭉𐭍 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀 (šāhīn šāh)
Pashto: شهنشاه m (šahenšāh)
Persian:
Classical Persian: شَاهَنْشَاه (fa) (šāhanšāh)

Iranian Persian: شاهَنْشاه (fa) (šâhanšâh)
Polish: szachinszach (pl) m pers
Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ m (śahinśāh)
Russian: шахинша́х (ru) m (šaxinšáx), шаханша́х m (šaxanšáx), «царь царе́й» m («carʹ caréj»)
Tajik: шоҳаншоҳ (šohanšoh)
Turkish: şehinşah (tr)
Urdu: شَہَنْشاہ m (śahanśāh)
Uyghur: شاھىنشاھ (shahinshah)
Uzbek: shahanshoh (uz)

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