Shahdom
/ˈʃɑːˌdɑːm/noun
A realm or state ruled by a shah.
Did you know?“Shah” entered English through Persian imperial history, and the -dom ending is the same old Germanic suffix seen in words like kingdom, turning a ruler into a whole realm.
Etymological Timeline
Old Persian
OPers
xšāyaθiya
“king; ruler”
Middle Persian
MPers
šāh
“king”
Persian
Per
šāh
“king”
19th Century
English
shah
“an Iranian king or monarch”
Modern English
English
shahdom
“the domain or realm of a shah”