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ROMANIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

șah.

chess

3 characters1 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃah/

  1. chess

    neuter · uncountable
    șah hexagonal

  2. chess set

    countable · neuter

  3. check

    neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Schach, ultimately from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).

noun/ʃah/

  1. shah (king of Persia/Iran)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاه (Turkish şah), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.