shah

Who acts: Shah, last shah, Checkmate, Persian words, surname · What happens: title, use, be, rule, leave, listen · To what, where: king, past, title, common family name, South Asia, palace · Speech: someone speaks here

«shah» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: shah in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The title of the king of Iran (Persia) in the past.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 title	det
2	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 king	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 title	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Iran	case
7	Iran	Iran	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 king	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 Persia	punct
9	Persia	Persia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Iran	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 Persia	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 past	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 past	det
13	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 title	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 title	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	title			the king of Iran		the past			nom title «communication transitive»: of=patient in=place

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

A title used by some rulers in other lands such as Afghanistan and in old India.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 title	det
2	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 title	acl
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 rulers	case
5	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 rulers	det
6	rulers	ruler	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 lands	case
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 lands	amod
9	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rulers	nmod
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 Afghanistan	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 lands	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 India	cc
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 India	case
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 India	amod
16	India	India	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Afghanistan	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 title	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a title not said here				by some rulers in other lands such Afghanistan and old India	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Shah is also a common family name in South Asia.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shah	Shah	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 name	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	7 name	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 name	det
5	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 name	amod
6	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 name	compound
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 Asia	case
9	South	South	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Asia	compound
10	Asia	Asia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 name	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Shah	a common family name		South Asia			tree rules

Example 1

The Shah of Iran ruled from a palace in Tehran.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Shah	det
2	Shah	Shah	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 ruled	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Iran	case
4	Iran	Iran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Shah	nmod
5	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 palace	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 palace	det
8	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ruled	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 Tehran	case
10	Tehran	Tehran	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 palace	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ruled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	past	the Shah of Iran			a palace in Tehran			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The last shah left Iran during a revolution.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shah	det
2	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shah	amod
3	shah	shah	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	nsubj
4	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Iran	Iran	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 left	obj
6	during	during	ADP	_	8 revolution	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 revolution	det
8	revolution	revolution	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	the last shah	Iran			during a revolution		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iran=Theme

Example 3

In the old Persian story, the shah listened to a thousand tales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	amod
4	Persian	persian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	amod
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 listened	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 story	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shah	det
8	shah	shah	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 listened	nsubj
9	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	to	to	ADP	_	13 tales	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 thousand	det
12	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 tales	nummod
13	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 listened	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 listened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	listen	past	the shah					to thousand tales; in the old Persian story	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in story=Theme

Example 4

"Checkmate" comes from Persian words meaning "the shah is helpless".

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Checkmate	punct
2	Checkmate	checkmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 comes	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Checkmate	punct
4	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 words	case
6	Persian	persian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 words	amod
7	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 comes	obl
8	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 words	acl
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 helpless	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shah	det
11	shah	shah	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 helpless	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 helpless	cop
13	helpless	helpless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 meaning	ccomp
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 helpless	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	come	present	Checkmate	Persian words		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from word=Initial_Location
2	mean	gerund	Persian words not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is in a quote	present	the shah		helpless property	tree rules

Example 5

Our new classmate's surname is Shah.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 classmate	nmod:poss
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 classmate	amod
3	classmate	classmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 surname	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 classmate	case
5	surname	surname	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Shah	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Shah	cop
7	Shah	Shah	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 Shah	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our new classmate's surname	Shah					tree rules

Example 6

The shah wore a jewelled crown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shah	det
2	shah	shah	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 crown	det
5	jewelled	jewell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 crown	amod
6	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the shah	a jewelled crown					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent crown=Theme
2	jewell	participle							tree rules

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