# shahanshah

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/, “king of kings”), which see for more.

## Source
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