English Explanatory Dictionary

Qizilbash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.

Word forms

Qizilbash Qizilbashes Kizilbash Kyzylbash Qezelbash Qyzylbash Kuzelbash Kuzzilbash

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

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