Safawid
noun
Sa·fa·wid
variants or Safavid or less commonly Safavi
səˈfäˌwēd
-ä(ˌ)wē
plural -s
: a member of an Islamic Persian dynasty founded in 1502 by Shah Ismail
Word History
Etymology
Safawid, Safavid from Arabic ṣafawīy descended from Ṣafī-al-Dīn (from Ṣafī-al-Dīn †1334 Persian saint of Arab lineage) + English -id; Safavi from Arabic ṣafawīy
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above