Safavid

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Safavid dynasty.
  2. 2
    A member of the Safavid Empire, an Iranian. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries. not-comparable

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safavisafavi

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"The Safavid dynasty reunified Iran in 1501."

Etymology

From Persian صفوی (Safavi) + -id, from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (Ṣafawiyy), from صَفِيّ (Ṣafiyy, “Safi-ad-Din Ardabili”) + ـَوـ (-aw-, interfix) + ـِيّ (-iyy, “-i, -y”, suffix forming adjectives and relational nouns).

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