Safavid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Safavid /ˈsafəvɪd/
noun a member of a dynasty which ruled Persia 1502–1736.
– origin from Arab. ṣafawī ‘descended from the ruler Sophy’.
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