pasha

[ pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw ]

noun

1. a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.

pasha

/ ˈpɑːʃə; ˈpæʃə /

noun

1. (formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title

Other Words From

• pasha·dom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha¹

1640–50; < Turkish paşa; bashaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha¹

C17: from Turkish paşa

Example Sentences

Just two days later, the papers began what can only be described as a love affair with Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk).

From The Daily Beast

Halet Çambel was born on August 27 1916 in Berlin, the granddaughter of Ibrahim Hakki Pasha, the Ottoman Ambassador to Germany.

From The Daily Beast

What happens to the real son of the real pasha remains an open question.

From The Daily Beast

Another trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot.

From The Daily Beast

The boss of ISI, Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha wants to quit, according to a senior Pakistani official.

From The Daily Beast

But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.

From Project Gutenberg

The Turks were defeated with considerable loss, and their general, Hadki pasha, taken prisoner.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead of offering him your money openly, in a big purse, as you would to a local pasha, you go about it indirectly.

From Project Gutenberg

About two o'clock Omar Pasha's travelling carriages, escorted by Turkish cavalry, appeared in sight of our camp.

From Project Gutenberg

Omar Pasha declared that his plans were known to the Russians in twenty-four hours after he mentioned them.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• czar
• emperor
• king
• monarch
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