English
Shahab
Shahab comes from Persian شهاب ‘a male given name, Shahab, from Arabic’, and goes back to Arabic شِهَاب ‘brand, blaze, burning flame’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشِهَابšihāb‘brand, blaze, burning flame’
- Persianc. 900–presentشهابšahâb‘a male given name, Shahab, from Arabic’literally ‘meteor’
- EnglishtodayShahab
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentشِهَابšihāb‘brand, blaze, burning flame’
- Persianc. 900–presentشهابšahâb‘a male given name, Shahab, from Arabic’literally ‘meteor’
- EnglishtodayShahab
Every English word from Arabic شِهَاب
Today it means
name A transliteration of the Persian male given name شهاب (šahâb).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شِهَاب / Shahab