سپهبد

Persian

Alternative forms

اسپهبد‎ (espahbod)
سپاهبد‎ (sepâhbad)
سپاهبذ‎ (sepâhbaz)
اسپاهبذ‎ (espâhbaz, espâhboz)
اسپهبذ‎ (espahbaz, espahboz)
اسبهبد‎ (esbahbad)
اسبهبد‎ (esbahbaz)
اسفهبد‎ (esfahbad, esfahbod)
اسفهبذ‎ (esfahbaz)
اصفهبد‎ (esfahbad)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩‎ (spāhbed), from Proto-Iranian *spādapati-, from Proto-Iranian *cwaHdaHpatiš (“commander of the army”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sɪpahˈbʊd/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /sipahˈbud/

Noun

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

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