شهرزاد

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهرزاد.

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): /ʃah.ra.zaːd/

Proper noun

شَهْرَزَاد • (šahrazād) f

1. a female given name, Shahrzad, from Persian
2. Scheherazade, a character in One Thousand and One Nights

Persian

Etymology

From شهر (šahr, “city”) +‎ زاد (zâd, “child of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæhɾˈzɒːd/
• (Iran) IPA^(key): [ʃæːɾˈzɒːd]

Proper noun

شهرزاد • (šahrzâd)

1. a female given name, Shahrzad
2. Scheherazade, a character in One Thousand and One Nights

Derived terms

• → Arabic: شَهْرَزَاد (šahrazād)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: शहरज़ाद (śaharzād)
  • Urdu: شہرزاد (śahrzād)
• → Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹਿਰਜ਼ਾਦ (śahirzād), شہرزاد (śahrzād)
• → Russian: Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda)
  • → German: Scheherazade, Scheherasade, Scheherezade
    • → English: Scheherazade, Scheherezade, Shahrazad, Shahrzad (as a given name), Sheherazade