spahbed

English

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /⁠spāhbed⁠/). Doublet of sparapet.

Noun

spahbed (plural spahbeds)

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

Related terms

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

Translations

military title

Arabic: إِصْبَهْبَذ (ʔiṣbahbaḏ)
Bactrian: σπαλοβιδο (spalobido)
Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /⁠spāhbed⁠/)
Persian: سپاهبد (sepâhbed), سپهبد (fa) (sepahbod)

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