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
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
Their padishah is treated with wonderful majesty, seldom making his appearance in public, and has a guard of 2000 horse, which is changed quarterly.
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
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
Having said these words, the dervish turned him about, and without so much as saluting the Padishah, without even taking off his slippers before him, he withdrew, not even asking for a reward.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór
He proclaimed that he had assumed the authority of Padishah; that no orders were to be obeyed save his own.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter
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