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Safavid.

Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.

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Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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).

noun

  1. A member of the Safavid dynasty.

  2. A member of the Safavid Empire, an Iranian.

    informal
Where this word comes from

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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