शाहनामा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهنامه (šāhnāma). By surface analysis, शाह (śāh, “king”) +‎ -नामा (-nāmā), literally “the book of kings”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.nɑː.mɑː/, [ʃäːʱ.näː.mäː]

Proper noun

शाहनामा • (śāhnāmā) m (Urdu spelling شاہ نامہ)

  1. Shahnameh (an epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim invasion)
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