padishah

American  

[pah-di-shah, -shaw] / ˈpɑ dɪˌʃɑ, -ˌʃɔ /

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) 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).

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Padishah British  

/ ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː /

noun

1. a title of the shah of Iran

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Etymology

Origin of padishah

1605–15; < Persian (poetical form), equivalent to pādi- (earlier pati ) lord + shāh shah

Example Sentences

In Chechen, he is called pachchakh, a corruption of the Farsi word padishah, meaning “king”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2015

The first order of business was meeting Benny Thau, padishah of new talent and liaison officer between Mt.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)

Shir Khan treated the women belonging to Humaynn with great respect, and restored them to the padishah.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert