Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهی (šāhī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.ɦiː/, [ʃäː.ɦiː]

Adjective

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शाही (śāhī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شاہی)

  1. royal, regal, kingly
    Synonym: राजसी (rājsī)
  2. befitting or worthy of a king

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Noun

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शाही (śāhīf (Urdu spelling شاہی)

  1. (derogatory) regime, rule, reign
  2. a cultivar of litchis, famously grown in Muzaffarpur

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