New Persian šāh continues Middle Persian šāh with the long vowel and final consonant retained.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0190historical continuationestablished
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šāh
king, sovereign
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle Persian · Middle Persian · king sovereignšāh
king, sovereign
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The title “king” remains stable across the Iranian language stages.
Middle Persian to New Persian.
Rüdiger Schmitt · Merriam-Webster Editors
established — Encyclopaedia Iranica explicitly identifies Middle and New Persian šāh as continuations of the Old Persian title.
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CITATION REGISTER
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Check — Word HistoryNoun etymology
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Traces Persian šāh through Middle Persian.
Achaemenid Dynasty I: The Clan and DynastyTitles, xšāyaθiya
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies Middle and New Persian šāh as continuations of Old Persian xšāyaθiyā.
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