Samanid
[ suh-mah-nid, sam-uh-nid ]
/ səˈmɑ nɪd, ˈsæm ə nɪd /
noun
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Example sentences from the Web for samanid
In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara.