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): [si.pah.ˈbuð]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɪ.pʰäɦ.bʊ́d̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɪ.pʰɑː.bʊ́d̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [si.pʰɔː.búd̪̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.pʰæɦ.bód̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.pʰäɦ.búd̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sipahbuḏ |
| Dari reading? | sipahbud |
| Iranian reading? | sepahbod |
| Tajik reading? | sipahbud |
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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