سپهبد
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- اسپهبد (espahbod)
- سپاهبد (sepâhbad)
- سپاهبذ (sepâhbaz)
- اسپاهبذ (espâhbaz, espâhboz)
- اسپهبذ (espahbaz, espahboz)
- اسبهبد (esbahbad)
- اسبهبد (esbahbaz)
- اسفهبد (esfahbad, esfahbod)
- اسفهبذ (esfahbaz)
- اصفهبد (esfahbad)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spāhbed), from Proto-Iranian *spādapati-, from Proto-Iranian *cwaHdaHpatiš (“commander of the army”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [si.pah.ˈbuð]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.pʰæɦ.bód̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.pʰäɦ.búd̪]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | sipahbuḏ |
Dari reading? | sipahbud |
Iranian reading? | sepahbod |
Tajik reading? | sipahbud |
Noun[edit]
سپهبد • (sepahbod) (plural سپهبدها (sepahbod-hâ) or سپهبدان (sepahbodân))
- (historical) commander of army, especially in the Sassanian army
- sepahbod; a rank in Iranian army equivalent to lieutenant general