Shahrokh
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Shahrokh, Shahrukh, or Shah Rukh is the name of a mythological
bird
in Iran
ian literature. It is built of two parts: Shah meaning a king, and Rukh (or Rogh, or Rokh), who is the greatest bird on the earth as big as a cloud. In the One Thousand and One Nights stories, Rukh helps Sinbad
escape from a dangerous island. Its Indo-European root is the same as the English word "rook."
Shah Rukh, therefore, means king of the Rokh. It may also be written as Shaahinrokh or Avestan Saeenrokh. (E.g., Iranian city of Shaahindezh
or Saeendezh and also city of Sannadazh
). This has been converted to saeem-rokh, then seem-rokh, seem-rogh and vulgarised as see-morgh. Seemorgh
is also known in mystics’ ideas as the king of birds or God. People have mistaken the word with See (thirty) and morgh (bird) and believed it means Thirty-Bird.
In chess
there is a King (shah) and a Rokh (or Rukh) (tower or rook in English; in some older versions of chess, the tower did not exist the piece instead represented as a large bird or as a bird placed over a tower). When castling the Shah and Rokh are both moved in the same turn, the word Shahrokh has, therefore, found the meaning of "great opportunity" or "great gamble" as we see in Hāfez
's poetry: "nazadee Shahrokh o foet shod emkaan Hafez - che konam? baazieh ayyaam maraa ghaafel kard", meaning "Hafez! You did not take advantage (of life) and you lost that great opportunity. What else could you do? You were busy playing chess with Chronos who cheats man by chicanery, (and no one can hide the king of life from him by a Shahrokh double move)."
Soleiman Haim
in his Persian-English Dictionary has translated Shahrokh as "The Great Rook" and according to "A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary" Shahrokh means "The horn
of a rhinoceros
; the rooks in chess; a title given to the sons of the nobility; name of a son of Timure."
Legendary creature
A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature.-Origin:Some mythical creatures have their origin in traditional mythology and have been believed to be real creatures, for example the dragon, the unicorn, and griffin...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian literature. It is built of two parts: Shah meaning a king, and Rukh (or Rogh, or Rokh), who is the greatest bird on the earth as big as a cloud. In the One Thousand and One Nights stories, Rukh helps Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor from Basrah, living during the Abbasid Caliphate – the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin...
escape from a dangerous island. Its Indo-European root is the same as the English word "rook."
Shah Rukh, therefore, means king of the Rokh. It may also be written as Shaahinrokh or Avestan Saeenrokh. (E.g., Iranian city of Shaahindezh
Shahindej
Shahin Dezh is a city in and the capital of Shahin Dezh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,204, in 8,671 families.Shahin Dezh is located southeast of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level...
or Saeendezh and also city of Sannadazh
Sanandaj
Sanandaj , also Romanized as Senneh and Sinneh) is a city in and the capital of Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 311,446, in 81,380 families....
). This has been converted to saeem-rokh, then seem-rokh, seem-rogh and vulgarised as see-morgh. Seemorgh
Simurgh
Simurgh , also spelled simorgh, simurg, simoorg or simourv, also known as Angha , is the modern Persian name for a benevolent, mythical flying creature...
is also known in mystics’ ideas as the king of birds or God. People have mistaken the word with See (thirty) and morgh (bird) and believed it means Thirty-Bird.
In chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
there is a King (shah) and a Rokh (or Rukh) (tower or rook in English; in some older versions of chess, the tower did not exist the piece instead represented as a large bird or as a bird placed over a tower). When castling the Shah and Rokh are both moved in the same turn, the word Shahrokh has, therefore, found the meaning of "great opportunity" or "great gamble" as we see in Hāfez
Hafez
Khwāja Shamsu d-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī , known by his pen name Hāfez , was a Persian lyric poet. His collected works composed of series of Persian poetry are to be found in the homes of most Iranians, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day...
's poetry: "nazadee Shahrokh o foet shod emkaan Hafez - che konam? baazieh ayyaam maraa ghaafel kard", meaning "Hafez! You did not take advantage (of life) and you lost that great opportunity. What else could you do? You were busy playing chess with Chronos who cheats man by chicanery, (and no one can hide the king of life from him by a Shahrokh double move)."
Soleiman Haim
Soleiman Haim
Solayman Haïm , whose dictionaries appeared in English under the name Sulayman Hayyim Solayman Haïm (also Soleyman Soly Haïm or Soleiman Haïm), whose dictionaries appeared in English under the name Sulayman Hayyim (Persian: سلیمان حییم) Solayman Haïm (also Soleyman Soly Haïm or Soleiman Haïm),...
in his Persian-English Dictionary has translated Shahrokh as "The Great Rook" and according to "A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary" Shahrokh means "The horn
Horn (anatomy)
A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae and Bovidae...
of a rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros , also known as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia....
; the rooks in chess; a title given to the sons of the nobility; name of a son of Timure."
Notable people with the name
- Shahrokh Shah AfsharShah Rukh of PersiaShahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh was a king of the Afsharid dynasty and a contemporary of the Zand kings. He reigned until 1796....
, shah of Persia - Shahrokh, Persian pop musicPersian pop musicPersian pop music refers to pop music with songs in the Persian language or other regional languages of Iran and Afghanistan...
ian - Shahrokh BayaniShahrokh BayaniShahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian footballer - Shahrokh MeskoobShahrokh MeskoobShahrokh Meskoob , was an outstanding Iranian writer, translator, scholar and University professor. He had been living in Paris, France for twenty years.-Works:...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian writer - Shahrokh Moshkin GhalamShahrokh Moshkin GhalamShahrokh Moshkin Ghalam is an Iranian modern dancer trained and based in Paris. A graduate in History of Art and Theatre from the University of Paris 8, he is choreographer, actor, and director...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian folkloric dancer and theatre director - Shah RukhShah Rukh (Timurid dynasty)Shāhrukh Mīrzā was the ruler of the eastern portion of the empire established by the Central Asian warlord Timur - the founder of the Timurid dynasty - governing most of Persia and Transoxiana between 1405 and 1447...
, ruler of Timurid dynasty - Shah Rukh Humayoun, HCI Researcher
- Shahrukh KhanShahrukh KhanShahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
, Indian actor
See also
- Roc (mythology)
- Shah Rukh (Persian ruler)
- Shahrukh KhanShahrukh KhanShahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
(Indian actor) - Simurgh (mythology)SimurghSimurgh , also spelled simorgh, simurg, simoorg or simourv, also known as Angha , is the modern Persian name for a benevolent, mythical flying creature...