قزلباش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani qızılbaş, in reference to their red caps.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qi.zil.ˈbaːʃ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪ.zɪl.bɑ́ːʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɪ.zɪl.bɑ́ːʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qi.zil.bɔ́ːʃ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qe.zel.bɒ́ːʃ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.zil.bɔ́ʃ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qizilbāš
Dari reading^?	qizilbāš
Iranian reading^?	ġezelbâš
Tajik reading^?	qizilboš

Noun

قزلباش • (qizilbāš / ġezelbâš) (Tajik spelling қизилбош)

(historical) Qizilbash (warrior follower of the Safaviyya order of Sufis that ruled Iran from 1501, marked by their twelve-gored red caps)
Synonym: سرخ سر (surx sar / sorx sar)
a surname, Qizilbash, Ghezelbash