Where does “Scheherazade” come from?
Scheherazade (English) comes from German Scheherazade, from Russian Шехераза́да, from Persian شهرازاد, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.
Scheherazade (English): A fictional character, the wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights
Definitions
- A fictional character, the wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights
Ancestry of “Scheherazade”, step by step
Scheherazade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Scheherazade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheherazade | Scheherazade fictional character |
| 2 | Russian | Шехераза́да | — |
| 3 | Persian | شهرازاد | — |
| 4 | Persian | شهر | land, country; city, town |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 | land, country; city |
via Arabic شهرزاد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شهرزاد | Scheherazade, a character in One Thousand and One Nights |
| 2 | Classical Persian | شَهْرْزَاد | — |