Safavid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Safavid
1910–15; < Arabic ṣafawī, adj. derivative of Ṣafī al-Dīn Isḥāq, ancestor of royal house + -id 1
Example Sentences
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Much of the city goes back to the Safavid dynasty, which lasted unbroken from 1501 to 1722.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025
In the early 17th century, Shah Abbas I, known as Abbas the Great, of the Safavid Dynasty, set to work creating a showpiece in Isfahan.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024
On the other hand, the 16th Century Persian dish called mutanjan, considered a favourite of the Safavid Shah Abbas the Great, was a braised meat stew.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023
What were the different approaches to religion taken by the Ottoman and Safavid empires?
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
This style is no longer the Turkman style of Shiraz but a later style—a local version of Safavid painting as current in Khurasan.
From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.
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