شاهراه

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (šâh, “king”) +‎ ‎ (râh, “road”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːhˈɾɑːh/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːhˈɾɑːh/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃɒːhˈɾɒːh/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃɔhˈɾɔh/

Noun

شاهراه • (šâhrâh)

King's highway, main road

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: şahrah
→ Middle Armenian: շահ ռահ (šah ṙah), շահռայ (šahṙay)
→ Old Georgian: შაჰრაჲ (šahray)
- → Georgian: შარა (šara)
  - → Mingrelian: შარა (šara)
  - → Svan: შარა (šara)
→ Ottoman Turkish: شاهراه‎ (şahrah)
- Turkish: şahrah, şehrah

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “շահռահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 486b
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “شاه راه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 727

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