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shah (contrac. of shāh), s.m. & adj. A king, etc. (see shāh):—shah-ćāl, s.f. A term in chess (when the king only can move):—shahdenā(-ko), To praise falsely, to flatter;—to give a paper-kite string:—shah-ru, s.m. (in Chess), Check to the king by a castle or rook; a divergent check on the part of the knight (or any inferior piece), at once attacking the king and the castle:—shah-rag, s.f. The great artery, the aorta; the jugular vein (in the arm, etc.):—shah-zor, adj. Very strong or powerful, stout, gallant, brave, heroic:—shah-zorī, s.f. Great strength, might; valour, heroism, prowess:—shah-māt, s.f.(?), Check-mate. (For compounds not found in this place see s.v. shāh, for which shahmay in most cases be substituted.)
Origin: Persian