Safavid

[sah-fah-weed] /sɑˈfɑ wid/

noun

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

Origin of Safavid

Arabic

1910-1915

1910-15; < Arabic ṣafawī, adj. derivative of Ṣafī al-Dīn Isḥāq, ancestor of royal house + -id¹

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Contemporary Examples

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

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Historical Examples

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

Oriental Rugs Walter A. Hawley
It indicates the highest technique acquired in the early part of the Safavid dynasty.

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