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Shah vs Queen - What's the difference?

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Shah is a related term of queen.


As proper nouns the difference between shah and queen

is that shah is a common surname in india while queen is a title given to queens.

shah

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* schah

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia shah)
  • A king of Persia or Iran.
  • A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
  • Usage notes
    The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu , which was translated as empress into English.
    Derived terms
    * shahdom * shahmukhi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (Ukrainian shah) (en noun)
  • (historical) An Ukrainian monetary unit.
  • queen

    English

    (wikipedia queen)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A female monarch. Example: (Queen Victoria)
  • The wife or widow of a king.
  • (chess) The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  • (card games) A playing card with the picture of a queen on its face, the twelfth card in a given suit.
  • A powerful or forceful female person.
  • (derogatory, slang) An effeminate male homosexual. See drag queen.
  • A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  • An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.
  • Synonyms

    * (female monarch) queen regnant * (wife of a king) queen consort

    Derived terms

    * drag queen * drama queen * ice queen * May Queen / queen of the May * prom queen * queencraft * queenhood * Queenie * queenlike * queenly * Queen of Sheba * Queen's English * queenship * requeen

    See also

    * *

    See also

    * czarina * duchess * emperor * empress * imperial * jack * king * kingdom * majesty * prince * princess * royal * royalty

    Verb

  • To make a queen.
  • (obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to queen it.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (chess) To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.
  • (BDSM, slang, transitive, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.
  • * 2000 , "Lorelei", The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl's Guide to Female Dominance
  • Try Queening him. Have him lie on his back while you sit on his face (make sure he has an airway through either his mouth or his nose).
  • * 2007 , Madelynne Ellis, Dark Designs
  • ...not Eloise, sat queening him. He couldn't wait to tip her velvet. He wanted to come, but not here, with these three. It was time to extract himself.
  • * 2012 , Yolanda Celbridge, The Castle of Maldona
  • She saw his pink tongue flickering on Clare's exposed nympha as she queened him, her love juices shining on his chin and throat