قزلباش

Persian

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş, in reference to their red caps.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɪ.zɪl.bɑ́ːʃ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qɪ.zɪl.bɑ́ːʃ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qi.zil.bɔ́ːʃ]

Readings
Classical reading? qizilbāš
Dari reading? qizilbāš
Iranian reading? ğezelbâš
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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