padishah
noun
great king; emperor (a title applied especially formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India).
padishah
American
[pah-di-shah, -shaw]
/ ˈpɑ dɪˌʃɑ, -ˌʃɔ /
noun
Padishah
British
/ ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of padishah
1605–15; < Persian (poetical form), equivalent to pādi- (earlier pati ) lord + shāh shah
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In Chechen, he is called pachchakh, a corruption of the Farsi word padishah, meaning “king”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2015
Since "padishah" means "emperor," and since Habibullah was the name of the late father of Amanullah and Inayatullah, the usurper seemed to have aggravated his deed by adding every insult and presumption to injury.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first order of business was meeting Benny Thau, padishah of new talent and liaison officer between Mt.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Russian padishah gave me rank, the sardar35 caressed me—and I was faithful so long as they demanded of me nothing impossible or humiliating.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various
But I found awaiting the padishah many Indian pilgrims, a large troop of pilgrims from Trebizond who were on their way to Mecca, several Persians wearing black toques, and a good many Turks.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Robert (Robert Smythe) Hichens
Part of the galactic empire of the Imperium, which is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam, Arrakis is vital because it offers a necessary resource — spice — that exists nowhere else.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Deadline reports that Christopher Walken has signed on to Dune: Part II to portray the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV who is initially responsible for sending Paul Atreides’ father Leto to the planet Arrakis.
From The Verge ● May 12, 2022
Not only Roman Pope, but also pagan Roman Emperor, Byzantine Basileus, Sassanian Shah and Ottoman Padishah moved to stamp out this perverse negation of human life when it has appeared in their domains.
From Time Magazine Archive
With these words the Padishah drew his scimitar, and, galloping to the front of his horsemen, took the place of command.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
The learned men were to lay their opinions before the Padishah; he was to sit and judge.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Rossiter Johnson
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