قزلباش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani qızılbaş, in reference to their red caps.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qizilbāš
Dari reading? qizilbāš
Iranian reading? ġezelbâš
Tajik reading? qizilboš

Noun

Dari قزلباش
Iranian Persian
Tajik қизилбош

قزلباش • (qezelbâš)

  1. (historical) Qizilbash (warrior follower of the Safaviyya order of Sufis that ruled Iran from 1501, marked by their twelve-gored red caps)
    Synonym: سرخ سر (sorxsar)
  2. a surname, Qizilbash, Ghezelbash
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