שאה

Persian

Noun

שאה • (šâh)

1. Judeo-Persian spelling of شاه (šâh).
   • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:

     כה דר מלך חבש בודסת שאהי
     בזיר אמרש אז מה תא במאהי

     ke dar molk-e habaš budast šâhi
     be zir-e amr-aš az mah tâ be mâhi

     In Abyssinia there was a king
     Who ruled over everything, from the moon to the fish.