padishah

[ pah-di-shah, -shaw ]

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) great king; emperor (a title applied especially formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India).

Padishah

/ ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː /

noun

1. a title of the shah of Iran

Word History and Origins

Origin of padishah¹

1605–15; < Persian (poetical form), equivalent to pādi- (earlier pati ) lord + shāh shah

Word History and Origins

Origin of padishah¹

from Persian pādi lord + shah

Example Sentences

Part of the galactic empire of the Imperium, which is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam, Arrakis is vital because it offers a necessary resource — spice — that exists nowhere else.

From New York Times

Deadline reports that Christopher Walken has signed on to Dune: Part II to portray the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV who is initially responsible for sending Paul Atreides’ father Leto to the planet Arrakis.

From The Verge

Villeneuve also dispensed with the epigraphs, extracted from the writings of the fictional Princess Irulan, daughter of the Padishah Emperor, that Herbert placed at the beginning of each chapter of the novel to provide further context and commentary for the story.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, he promised they could discuss issues openly, and cajoled him into returning to Chechnya to help Kadyrov, whom Lord called the “padishah” or “emperor”.

From The Guardian

In Chechen, he is called pachchakh, a corruption of the Farsi word padishah, meaning “king”.

From The Guardian