Sassanian

English

Etymology

From Sassan (“name of the founder of the dynasty”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈseɪnɪən/

Adjective

Sassanian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Sassanid Dynasty who ruled Persia during 224-651 C.E..
2. Of or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty.

Alternative forms

• Sasanian, Sāssānian, Sāsānian

Synonyms

• Sassanid, Sasanid, Sāssānid, Sāsānid

Translations

of or pertaining to the Sassanid Dynasty

• Armenian: սասանյան (hy) (sasanyan)
• Irish: Sasánach
• Persian: ساسانی (fa)
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• Spanish: sasánido
• Uyghur: ساسانىي (sasaniy)

of or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty

• Armenian: սասանյան (hy) (sasanyan)
• Irish: Sasánach
• Persian: ساسانی (fa)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: sasánido
• Uyghur: ساسانىي (sasaniy)

Noun

Sassanian (plural Sassanians)

1. A member of the Sassanid Dynasty.

Translations

member of the Sassanid Dynasty

• Armenian: սասանյան (hy) (sasanyan)
• German: Sassanide (de) m, Sassanidin f
• Irish: Sasánach m, Sasánaigh m pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Persian: ساسانی (fa)
• Spanish: sasánido m
• Uyghur: ساسانىي (sasaniy)

See also

• Sassanian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sasanians