# Shahnameh

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From Iranian Persian شاهْنامِه (šâhnâme), from Classical Persian شَاهْنَامَه (šāhnāma, literally “book of kings”), from شَاه (šāh, “king”) + نَامَه (nāma, “book”).

## Source
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