spahbed

English

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /spāhbed/).

Noun

spahbed (plural spahbeds)

  1. (historical) the title of the military commander or commander-in-chief in Sassanian-era Persia

Translations

  • sparapet (Old Armenian)
  • spaspet (Old Georgian)
  • sepahbod (Persian)
  • ispahbadh (Classical Persian)
  • isbahbadh (Arabic)

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