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Safavid

or Sa·fa·wid

[ sah-fah-weed ]

/ sɑˈfɑ wid /

noun

a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia from c1500 to 1736.

Origin of Safavid

1910–15; < Arabic ṣafawī, adj. derivative of Ṣafī al-Dīn Isḥāq, ancestor of royal house + -id¹

Example sentences from the Web for safavid

Zarqawi never made any secret that his real target was the Safavid heartland itself, Iran.

Zarqawism Lives: Iraq’s al Qaeda Nightmare Is Back |Bruce Riedel |August 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It indicates the highest technique acquired in the early part of the Safavid dynasty.

Oriental Rugs |Walter A. Hawley
The oldest that remain belong to the early part of the Safavid rule.

Oriental Rugs |Walter A. Hawley