شاهنامه

Persian

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”) +‎ نامه (nāma, “book of”), literally “book of kings”.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɑːɦ.nɑː.mǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃɑː.nɑː.mǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃɔː.nɔː.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? šāhnāma
Dari reading? šāhnāma
Iranian reading? šâhnâme
Tajik reading? šohnoma
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Proper noun
Dari شاهنامه
Iranian Persian
Tajik Шоҳнома

شاهنامه • (šâhnâme)

  1. the Shahnameh (a poetic opus written by the Iranian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 C.E.)

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: શાહનામું (śāhnāmũ)
  • → Urdu: شاہ نامہ (śāh-nāma)

See also
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