شهریار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭫 (šahryār, “lord, sovereign, ruler”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃahr.ˈjaːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦɾ.jɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɾ.jɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔːɾ.jɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦɹ.jɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦɾ.jɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šahryār
Dari reading^?	šahryār
Iranian reading^?	šahryâr
Tajik reading^?	šahryor

Noun

شهریار • (šahriyār / šahriyâr) (plural شهریاران (šahriyārān / šahriyârân), or شهریارها (šahriyār-hā / šahriyâr-hâ), Tajik spelling шаҳриёр)

lord, sovereign, king

Proper noun

شهریار • (šahriyār / šahriyâr) (Tajik spelling Шаҳриёр)

a male given name, Shahryar, from Middle Persian
Shahryar, a character in One Thousand and One Nights

Descendants

→ Arabic: شهريار (šahryār)
→ Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar
→ Bengali: শাহরিয়ার (śahriẏar)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: शहरयार (śaharyār)

Urdu: شہریار (śahryār)
→ Gujarati: શહરયાર (śaharyār)
→ Odia: ଶାହାରିୟର (śāhāriyara)
→ Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹਿਰਯਾਰ (śahiryār), شہریار (śahryār)
→ English: Shahryar, Shahriar
→ Russian: Шахрияр (Šaxrijar)