قزلباش

Persian

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş, in reference to their red caps.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qizilˈbɑːʃ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /qɪzɪlˈbɑːʃ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢezelˈbɒːʃ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /qizilˈbɔʃ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	قزلباش
Dari	قزلباش
Tajik	қизилбош (qizilboš)

قزلباش • (qezelbâš)

(historical) Qizilbash (warrior follower of the Safaviyya order of Sufis that ruled Iran from 1501, marked by their twelve-gored red caps)
Synonym: سرخسز‎ (sorxsar)
a surname, Qizilbash, Ghezelbash

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