Shahriyar (Persian: شهریار), also spelled as Sharyar, Sheryar, Shariyar, Shahryar, Schahryar, Shahriar, Shahria, Shariar, Sheharyar, Shaheryar, Shaharyar, Shehreyar, or Shehiryar, and pronounced /sha ree YAAR/, is originally a Persian male name. It is used as one of the highest titles of nobility that is equal to 'King' or 'Grand Duke'. In fact, Shahryar consists of two words, 'Shahr' (city) and 'Yar/Yār' (friend), leading the name to be sometimes translated as "the city of the friend". Therefore, the name may have two different meanings in the Persian language. For example, here are some lines of Persian poetry:

Ferdowsi:

The king told the Iranian people (به ایرانیان گفت پس شهریار)
The bad time has passed (که بر ما سر آمد بدِ روزگار)


Hafez:

This land was the city of friends and the origin of kind people (شهر یاران بود و خاک مهربانان این دیار)
What happened to the kings and kindness? (مهربانی کِی سر آمد شهریاران را چه شد؟)

Geography

People

Fictional characters

  • Shahryar, the Sassanid king in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

See also

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