بَهْمَن شَاه
Male Muslim Name  ·  Ilm ul Huroof Reading

Bahman Shah — Bahman the king.

Bahman Shah read three ways — what it means, what its letters do, and what it expects of its bearer.

EnglishBahman Shah
Arabicبَهْمَن شَاه
Urduبہمن شاہ
GenderMale
OriginPersian
Letters6
BreakdownBa · Alif · Ha · Meem · Alif · Nun
DictionaryBahman the king
Arabic RootAn Iranian regnal name carried into Deccan-Muslim sultanship by Hasan Gangu.
Ilm ul HaroofBa of building opens; Nun of depth closes.

Dictionary Meaning

What Bahman Shah means

Bahman the king — regnal name of ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Bahman Shāh, founder of the Bahmani Sultanate of the Deccan.

Arabic Root Meaning

Root of Bahman Shah

Persian bahman — a Zoroastrian-era angel and an Iranian dynastic name — + shāh.

An Iranian regnal name carried into Deccan-Muslim sultanship by Hasan Gangu.

Ilm ul Haroof Meaning

What Bahman Shah reveals

Read through the Science of Letters, Bahman Shah opens with Ba (ب), the letter of building, and resolves on Nun (ن), the letter of depth. Between the two stand origin, awareness, love, origin, depth. — a chord of interior qualities the name carries forward.

The Reading

Personality & relational pattern

Bearers of the name Bahman Shah often carry the quality of building as the way they first meet the world — this is the work of the opening Ba (ب). The interior letters carry origin, awareness — a private current that gives the name its weight inside relationships and in work. And the name closes on Nun (ن) — the letter of depth — so the bearer's life tends to resolve into that quality more than any other.

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The Letters

Reading Bahman Shah through Ilm ul Huroof

Read letter by letter, Bahman Shah unfolds in stages: the first marks how the bearer appears; the middle holds what is private; the last says how the journey closes.

بBaFirst · Your outward facebuildingاAlifInterior · Your hidden natureoriginهHaInterior · Your hidden natureawarenessمMeemInterior · Your hidden natureloveاAlifInterior · Your hidden natureoriginنNunFinal · How you resolvedepth

Ba — Alif — Ha — Meem — Alif — Nun: building, origin, awareness, love, origin, depth.

"A name is not a label assigned after the fact. It is a structure of principles that begins its work the moment it is given."

In the tradition of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
PronunciationBAHMAN SHAH  ·  3 syllables
نام کا اردو مطلب · Meaning in Urdu
بہمن شاہ
Bahman Shah  ·  اردو تلفظ
بہمن شاہ — Persian

Every Arabic letter in Bahman Shah carries a spiritual quality the Urdu tradition inherited. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about names like Bahman Shah? →

The same name romanises differently across communities.

Like Bahman Shah, these names carry Ba (ب) as their leading letter influence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About the name Bahman Shah

What does the name Bahman Shah mean?
Bahman Shah means: Bahman the king.

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Is Bahman Shah an Islamic name?
Yes. Bahman Shah is a recognised Muslim name of Persian origin, carried by historical figures across the Islamic world.

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What does Bahman Shah mean in Urdu?
Bahman Shah in Urdu is بہمن شاہ (Bahman Shah).

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Is Bahman Shah a boy or girl name?
Bahman Shah is traditionally a boy name in the Muslim world.

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What is the spiritual meaning of Bahman Shah in Ilm ul Huroof?
The name opens with Ba (ب), the letter of building, and closes with Nun (ن), the letter of depth.

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