pasha

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

/ ˈpɑ ʃə, ˈpæʃ ə, pəˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ /

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noun

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

Nearby words

Also pacha.

Origin of pasha

1640–50; < Turkish paşa; see bashaw

Related formspa·sha·dom, noun

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Examples from the Web for pasha

Another trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot.
America’s Menacing Pakistan Problem|Bruce Riedel|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Pasha said he offered his resignation twice to the head of the army, but it apparently has not been accepted.
Osama bin Laden Wives Interrogated|The Daily Beast|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The senior Pakistani sources say that Pasha was never keen on the ISI job in the first place.
Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat|Ron Moreau|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“It would help Pasha as an individual because in Pakistan, no one resigns to accept blame for anything,” says Masood.
Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat|Ron Moreau|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Pasha reportedly made no specific demands on the withdrawal of U.S. personnel.
Pakistan-U.S. Relations Frayed But Not Collapsing|Ron Moreau|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On the night of April 30th a strong gale blew nearly all night, and the Pasha signalled to the Khedive to drop two anchors.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley
The retort which we might have given to him was crushed under a silent fuming, for he was still the Pasha!
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley
The Pasha himself took up his quarters in a large house of the Sultan of Sennaar, which had been prepared for his accommodation.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar|George Bethune English
His father was a pasha of two tails, but possessed of little influence.
The Life of Lord Byron|John Galt
It was rumored that you had vast stores of ivory in hand, Pasha; what of that?
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for pasha

pasha

pacha

/ (ˈpɑːʃə, ˈpæʃə) /

noun

(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

Word Origin for pasha

C17: from Turkish paşa

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Word Origin and History for pasha

pasha

Turkish honorary title formerly given to officers of high rank, 1640s, from Turkish pasha, earlier basha, from bash "head, chief" (no clear distinction between -b- and -p- in Turkish), from Old Persian pati- "master," from PIE *poti- (see potent) + root of shah. Earlier in English as bashaw (1530s).

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pacha

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