syah

• sah (nonstandard)

From Malay syah, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of cek.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃah/ [ˈʃah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: syah

syah

1. (archaic) king (a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)

   Synonym: raja

2. (chess, obsolete) king (the principal chess piece)

   Synonym: raja

3. shah (a king of Persia or Iran, or of the similiar region)

• “syah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• shah (1924-1972)

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃah/
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: syah

syah (Jawi spelling شاه)

1. (sports) Check; an exclamation that shows that the king piece in chess is in danger.

syah (Jawi spelling شاه, plural syah-syah, informal 1st possessive syahku, 2nd possessive syahmu, 3rd possessive syahnya)

1. A king:
   1. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy.

      Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu (archaic), ratu (archaic)

   2. (sports) The king piece in chess

      Synonym: raja

• Indonesian: syah

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

• “syah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.