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Shah
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the title of the kings of Persia, the full title being padshah, i.e. " lord king," Pers. pati, lord, and shah, king (see Padishah, the Turkish form of the word). The word shah is a much shortened form of the O. Pers. khsayathiya, probably formed from khsayathi, might, power, khsi, to rule. The Sanskrit kshatram, dominion, is allied, cf. also "satrap." From the Pers. shah mat, the king is dead, is ultimately derived, through the Arab. pronunciation shag, " check-mate," then "check," "chess," "exchequer," &c.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shah.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shah.html. 1910.
