The Collaborative International Dictionary
Padishah \Pa`di*shah"\, n. [Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. Pasha.] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of Padishah English)
Wikipedia
Padeshah, Padshah, Padishah or Badishah (, ) is a superlative royal title, composed of the Persian pād "master" and the widespread shāh "king", which was adopted by several monarchs claiming the highest rank, roughly equivalent to the ancient Persian notion of " The Great" or " Great King", and later adopted by post- Achaemenid and Christian Emperors. Its Arabized pronunciation as Badshah was used by Mughal emperors.
Padishah or Padshah or Padişah, meaning 'emperor' in Persian.
Padishah may also refer to:
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, known in Turkish as Padişah
- Padishah (Zabul), an Afghan appointed to Afghanistan's First Constitutional Loya Jirga, see Constitutional Loya Jirga
- Padishah (Kandahar), a tribal elder; see Yar Mohammed (Karzai)
- Padishah Emperor, a title within the fictional universe of Frank Herbert`s Dune novels
- Padishah Khatun, Mongol poet and empress
Usage examples of "padishah".
Ruler of the Black Sea and the White, ruler of Rumelia and Mingrelia, lord of Anatolia and Ionia, Romania and Macedonia, Protector of the Holy Cities, steely rider through the realms of bliss, sultan and padishah, he had to sleep sometimes, did he not?
Hall of Assembly, in the presence of the great Padishah himself, we have listened to the arguments of men of diverse faiths.
Our Emperor, the Padishah, had long been desirous of possessing it, for the fame of the instrument, its beauty and value, was widespread.
Sheikh Ahmed started back for Poona with the lac of rupees he had promised in the name of the Padishah and half a lac more for his own recompense.
Great Padishah himself, nor of the Kings of China or of Persia, nor of the Princes of the Franks, who are reputed to have untold stores of diamonds, rubies, topazes, and amethysts.
In return, your colonial Council will cease its attempts to secure full and unrestricted access to Padishah GateWay.
As long as Padishah remains secure, you will have no worry that Haarin will try to settle on Nueva Madrid.
In return, your colonial Council will cease its attempts to secure full and unrestricted access to Padishah Gate Way.
His mind focused on the dread Imperial troops, the killers without mercy, the soldier fanatics of the Padishah Emperor.
There was Thufir Hawat, the old Mentat Master of Assassins, who struck fear even into the heart of the Padishah Emperor.
We need not consider them for the moment because there is one other much more important: our beloved Padishah Emperor.
Sublime Padishah Emperor has charged me to take possession of this planet and end all dispute.
The closest anyone ever came to casual camaraderie with the Padishah Emperor was the relationship offered by Count Hasimir Fenring, a companion from childhood.
The Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV came out of the passage into the audience chamber followed by his suite.
The Padishah Emperor nodded, waved for one of his aides to obey that command.