صفوی
See also: صفوي
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy).
Noun
صفوی • (safevi) (plural صفویلر (safeviler))
- a Safavi
Descendants
- Turkish: Safevî
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صفوی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1179
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.fa.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fä.wíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.fæ.víː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fä.ví]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | safawī |
| Dari reading? | safawī |
| Iranian reading? | safavi |
| Tajik reading? | safavi |
Adjective
صفوی • (safawī / safavi) (Tajik spelling сафавӣ)
Noun
صفوی • (safawī / safavi) (plural صفویان (safawīyān / safaviyân), Tajik spelling сафавӣ)
- a Safavid
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “صفوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim