# Shahryar

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade, to delay her execution.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْرْیَار (šahryār).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shahryar