variants
often Shah
: a sovereign of Iran
plural -s
1
: the state or territory ruled by a shah
2
: the rank or dignity of a shah
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Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Shah treats daytime exertion as the precondition for nighttime rest, rather than the opposite.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
The shah’s wife, former Empress Farah Pahlavi, largely selected the works from artists ranging from Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh to Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon and David Hockney.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Shah treats daytime exertion as the precondition for nighttime rest, rather than the opposite.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
The shah’s wife, former Empress Farah Pahlavi, largely selected the works from artists ranging from Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh to Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon and David Hockney.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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