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To: jjotto

I thought Shah was Iranian. ;-)


23 posted on 01/15/2018 11:36:24 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

Yep. Like ‘Shahs of Sunset’. Persian word for ‘king’.

They ruled the areas east of there for centuries. Having a Persian name is considered kind of a status symbol.

It is also a Hindu word aside from being a Persian word. I forget what it means in the Indian languages.


31 posted on 01/15/2018 11:44:48 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: rktman

Yeah but Shah is a title meaning Emperor


41 posted on 01/15/2018 12:27:06 PM PST by Kaslin (Quid est Veritas?: What Is Truth?)
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