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-, from Proto-Iranian *cwaHdaHpatiš (“commander of the army”). By surface analysis, سپاه (sepâh, “army”) +‎ ـبد (-bod, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [si.pah.ˈbuð], [si.pah.ˈbað]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰäɦ.bʊ́d̪], [sɪ.pʰäɦ.bǽd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰäɦ.bʊ́d̪], [sɪ.pʰäɦ.bǽd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰɑː.bʊ́d̪], [sɪ.pʰɑː.bǽd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.pʰɔː.búd̪̥], [si.pʰɔː.bǽd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.pʰæɦ.bód̪̥], [se.pʰæɦ.bǽd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.pʰäɦ.búd̪], [si.pʰäɦ.bǽd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sipahbuḏ, sipahbaḏ
Dari reading?	sipahbud, sipahbad
Iranian reading?	sepahbod, sepahbad
Tajik reading?	sipahbud, sipahbad

Noun

سپهبد • (sepahbod) (plural سپهبدها (sepahbod-hâ) or سپهبدان (sepahbodân))

1. (historical) commander of army, especially in the Sassanian army
2. sepahbod; a rank in Iranian army equivalent to lieutenant general