شاہی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شاهی‎ (šâhi).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شاہی • (śāhī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling शाही)

  1. royal, regal, kingly, princely
  2. befitting or worthy of royalty
    ‏شاہی انداز‎ ― śāhī andāz ― style befitting royalty

Derived terms
  • شاہی حکمران‎
  • شاہی خاندان‎

Noun

شاہی • (śāhī) f (Hindi spelling शाही)

  1. rule, reign, sovereign
  2. -cracy
    ‏نوکر شاہی‎ ― naukar-śāhī ― bureaucracy
  3. a cultivar of litchis, famously grown in Muzaffarpur

Derived terms
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