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spahbed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

the title of the military commander or commander-in-chief in Sassanian-era Persia

Word forms

spahbed spahbeds

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /⁠spāhbed⁠/). Doublet of sparapet.

Related words

sparapet spaspet sepahbod ispahbadh isbahbadh

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