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Persian
- اسپهبد (espahbod), سپاهبد (sepâhbad), سپاهبذ (sepâhbaz), اسپاهبذ (espâhbaz, espâhboz), اسپهبذ (espahbaz, espahboz), اسبهبد (esbahbad), اسبهبد (esbahbaz), اسفهبد (esfahbad, esfahbod), اسفهبذ (esfahbaz), اصفهبد (esfahbad)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spāhbed), from Proto-Iranian *spādapati-, from Proto-Iranian *cwaHdaHpatiš (“commander of the army”). By surface analysis, سپاه (sepâh, “army”) + ـبد (-bod, “lord, master”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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sipahbuḏ, sipahbaḏ
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| Dari reading?
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sipahbud, sipahbad
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| Iranian reading?
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sepahbod, sepahbad
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| Tajik reading?
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sipahbud, sipahbad
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Noun
سپهبد • (sepahbod) (plural سپهبدها (sepahbod-hâ) or سپهبدان (sepahbodân))
- (historical) commander of army, especially in the Sassanian army
- sepahbod; a rank in Iranian army equivalent to lieutenant general