spahbed
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /spāhbed/). Doublet of sparapet.
Noun
[edit]spahbed (plural spahbeds)
- (historical) the title of the military commander or commander-in-chief in Sassanian-era Persia
Related terms
[edit]- sparapet (Old Armenian)
- spaspet (Old Georgian)
- sepahbod (Iranian Persian)
- ispahbadh (Classical Persian)
- isbahbadh (Arabic)
Translations
[edit]military title