Save Gender Masculine Usage Persian, Urdu Scripts جهاندار(Persian) جہاندار(Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒæ.ɦɒːn̪.ˈd̪ɒ́ːɹ/(Persian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "possessor of the world" from Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world" combined with the suffix دار (dar) indicating ownership. This was the name of the ninth Mughal emperor who reigned from 1712 to 1713.