English
Safavid
Safavid comes from Arabic صَفَوِيّ, and goes back to صَفِيّ ‘Safi-ad-Din Ardabili’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَفِيّṢafiyy‘Safi-ad-Din Ardabili’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَفَوِيّṢafawiyy
- EnglishtodaySafavid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَفِيّṢafiyy‘Safi-ad-Din Ardabili’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَفَوِيّṢafawiyy
- EnglishtodaySafavid
Formed from صفوی + -id
Every English word from Arabic صَفِيّ
Today it means
adj Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic صَفِيّ / Safavid