Shahin

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Persian, Arabic

Scripts شاهین(Persian) شاهين(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. sha-HEEN(Arabic)

Meaning & History

Means "falcon" in Persian, referring more specifically to the Barbary falcon (species Falco pelegrinoides). The bird's name is a derivative of Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".