English
Shahrazad
Shahrazad comes from Persian شهرازاد.
- Persianc. 900–presentشهرازادšahrâzâd
- EnglishtodayShahrazad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentشهرازادšahrâzâd
- EnglishtodayShahrazad
A compound of شهر ‘city’ + ـزاد ‘child of’
Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take by the hand’
Proto-Indo-European *tk-e-tróm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám ‘kingdom, dominion, empire’
Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 ‘land, country’
Persian شهر ‘city’
The story
Borrowed from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر (šahr, “city”) + ـزاد (-zâd, “child of”).
Every English word from Persian شهرازاد
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian شهرازاد / Shahrazad