سپهبد
Persian
Alternative forms
- اسپهبد (espahbod)
- سپاهبد (sepâhbad)
- سپاهبذ (sepâhbaz)
- اسپاهبذ (espâhbaz, espâhboz)
- اسپهبذ (espahbaz, espahboz)
- اسبهبد (esbahbad)
- اسبهبد (esbahbaz)
- اسفهبد (esfahbad, esfahbod)
- اسفهبذ (esfahbaz)
- اصفهبد (esfahbad)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spāhbed), from Proto-Iranian *spādapati-.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [sepʰæhˈbod]
Noun
سپهبد • (sepahbod) (plural سپهبدها (sepahbod-hâ) or سپهبدان (sepahbodân))
- (historical) commander of army, especially in the Sassanian army
- sepahbod; a rank in Iranian army equivalent to lieutenant general