Shah

Shah (شاه) is a Persian word meaning king. The word is a corruption of the proto-Indian 'Kshatriya', someone who rules a kshatra (p) or domain and therefore is king. Already in the Achaemenid Empire was the title of the Shah "king of kings" or "Sjahansjah".

The word can be recognized back in the Dutch word chess, [1] of chess, which is named after the king. The term checkmate (shah + Persian Maata, "misalignment"), for example literally means the king is helpless if the king is dead (mart, mort). [2]

The word shah comes in many Persian names for: In history Persia dozen kings or shahs known, but in everyday language applies Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as the Shah because he was the last reigning Shah of Iran / Persia was the Iranian Revolution ousted him in 1979, Iran became an Islamic republic.
 * Sjahkam (king's wish)
 * Sjahram
 * Sjahriar (King / raining)
 * Sjahrokh (the face of the King)
 * Sjahyar (the friend of the king)
 * Sjahnaz (maiden name, means beloved / favorite of the king)

See also [ edit ]

 * Satrapy