Safavid

or Sa·fa·wid

[ sah-fah-weed ]

noun

1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia from c1500 to 1736.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Safavid¹

1910–15; < Arabic ṣafawī, adj. derivative of Ṣafī al-Dīn Isḥāq, ancestor of royal house + -id ¹

Example Sentences

Zarqawi never made any secret that his real target was the Safavid heartland itself, Iran.

From The Daily Beast

It indicates the highest technique acquired in the early part of the Safavid dynasty.

From Project Gutenberg

The oldest that remain belong to the early part of the Safavid rule.

From Project Gutenberg