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Safawid

noun
Sa·​fa·​wid
variants: or Safavid \ səˈfäˌwēd \ or less commonly Safavi \ -​ä(ˌ)wē \
plural -s

Definition of Safawid

: a member of an Islamic Persian dynasty founded in 1502 by Shah Ismail

First Known Use of Safawid

1888, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Safawid

Safawid, Safavid from Arabic ṣafawīy descended from Ṣafī-al-Dīn (from Ṣafī-al-Dīn †1334 Persian saint of Arab lineage) + English -id; Safavi from Arabic ṣafawīy

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