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English
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).
Adjective
Safavid (not comparable)
- Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.
- Synonym: Safavi
Translations
relating to the Safavid dynasty
Noun
Safavid (plural Safavids)
- A member of the Safavid dynasty.
- Synonym: Safavi
- (informal) A member of the Safavid Empire, an Iranian.
- Synonym: Safavi
Translations
member of the Safavid dynasty