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Shah

2 stages from Persian to English.

Today it means the traditional title of the king or monarch of Iran
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Stage 1 of 2
shah
Persian · ancient
"king, emperor"
the title for the king or emperor of Persia
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Stage 2 of 2
shah
English · 1500s
"the title of the former monarch of Iran"
adopted directly as the title for the Persian monarch
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