"Shah" meaning in English

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    [
      "شاه",
      "شاه#Persian"
    ],
    [
      "Persian",
      "Persian"
    ],
    [
      "Iran",
      "Iran"
    ],
    [
      "સાહ",
      "સાહ#Gujarati"
    ],
    [
      "साधु",
      "साधु#Sanskrit"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shah, king"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gu",
        "3": "સાહ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "merchant"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "साधु",
        "4": "",
        "5": "merchant; jeweller; money-lender"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”), a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent.\n* Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”), an occupational surname from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Shah (plural Shahs)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Shah-Waardenburg syndrome"
        },
        {
          "word": "Waardenburg-Shah syndrome"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              116,
              120
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2024 September 13, “Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram 'to free nation from colonial imprints'”, in India Today, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:",
          "text": "Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying on Friday that it was done to realise \"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Persian or Gujarati."
      ],
      "id": "en-Shah-en-name-nJgowvG4",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shah"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Shah-Waardenburg syndrome"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waardenburg-Shah syndrome"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "شاه",
      "شاه#Persian"
    ],
    [
      "Persian",
      "Persian"
    ],
    [
      "Iran",
      "Iran"
    ],
    [
      "સાહ",
      "સાહ#Gujarati"
    ],
    [
      "साधु",
      "साधु#Sanskrit"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shah, king"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gu",
        "3": "સાહ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "merchant"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "साधु",
        "4": "",
        "5": "merchant; jeweller; money-lender"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”), a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent.\n* Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”), an occupational surname from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Shah (plural Shahs)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English surnames from Persian",
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              116,
              120
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          "text": "Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying on Friday that it was done to realise \"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Persian or Gujarati."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shah"
}