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Shahryar is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shahryar in a sentence

Shahryar meaning

Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade, to delay her execution.

Using Shahryar

  • The main meaning on this page is: Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade, to delay her execution.
  • In the example corpus, shahryar often appears in combinations such as: and shahryar.

Context around Shahryar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

raider 1× described 1× shahzada 1× absence 1× read 1×

Often after:

fifth 1× jahangir 1× begins 1× khan 1×

Sentence patterns with Shahryar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

brother shahzada shahryar and her 1× daughter to shahryar jahangir s 1× fourth and shahryar fifth all 1× his absence shahryar might be 1× japanese raider shahryar was third 1× kamleshwar described shahryar s poetry 1× music and shahryar s lyrics 1× shahryar begins to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among the vanquished 1× court intrigues however 1× his contemporary the 1× japanese raider shahryar 1× khurram suspected that 1× nur jahan married 1×

Common sentence endings:

by asha bhosle 1× events to come 1× his pakistani counterpart 1× much internal division 1× on the battlefield 1× rait wet sand 1×

Words around Shahryar

Just before it in the word index:

shahrul 3 shahrukh 19 shahrud 2 shahrouri 2 shahroudi 2 shahrooz 4

Just after it in the word index:

shahrzad 2 shahs 9 shahurinain 3 shahzad 20 shahzada 12 shahzaib 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Shahryar

  • In this selection, "shahryar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, raider, described, shahzada, fifth, jahangir and begins stand out and add context to how "shahryar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brother shahzada shahryar and her and daughter to shahryar jahangir s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shahryar" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shahryar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Japanese raider Shahryar was third, adding to the international luster. (10 words)

His contemporary, the late Kamleshwar, described Shahryar’s poetry as bheegi rait — wet sand. (14 words)

Khurram suspected that in his absence, Shahryar might be given promotion and he might die on the battlefield. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Court intrigues, however, including Nur Jahan's decision to have her daughter from her first marriage wed Prince Khurram's youngest brother Shahzada Shahryar and her support for his claim to the throne led to much internal division. (38 words)

Nur Jahan married her daughter to Shahryar, Jahangir's youngest son from his other queen, in the hope of having a living male heir to the throne when Jahangir died. (30 words)

Shahryar begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonour him. (24 words)

Example sentences (9)

Japanese raider Shahryar was third, adding to the international luster.

Among the vanquished, Geoglyph was second, Stella Veloce third, Prognosis fourth and Shahryar fifth, all while gearing up for bigger events to come.

The film is best known for Khayyam’s music and Shahryar’s lyrics brought to life by the mellifluous renditions by Asha Bhosle.

His contemporary, the late Kamleshwar, described Shahryar’s poetry as bheegi rait — wet sand.

Court intrigues, however, including Nur Jahan's decision to have her daughter from her first marriage wed Prince Khurram's youngest brother Shahzada Shahryar and her support for his claim to the throne led to much internal division.

Khurram suspected that in his absence, Shahryar might be given promotion and he might die on the battlefield.

Nur Jahan married her daughter to Shahryar, Jahangir's youngest son from his other queen, in the hope of having a living male heir to the throne when Jahangir died.

Shahryar begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonour him.

The activists shouted anti-Pakistan slogans and held posters that read 'Shahryar Khan go back', determined to stop Manohar from meeting his Pakistani counterpart.

Common combinations with shahryar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shahryar" in a sentence?
An example: "Japanese raider Shahryar was third, adding to the international luster." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "shahryar" from authentic English texts.
What does "shahryar" mean?
Shahryar means: Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade, to delay her execution.
How many example sentences with "shahryar" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "shahryar", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.