𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲

Middle Persian

Etymology

𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh, “army”) +‎ 𐭯𐭲 (-bed, “commander, general”)

Noun

𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲 (spāhbed)

1. general, spahbed

Descendants

• Old Armenian: սպայապետ (spayapet)
• Persian: سپهبد (sepahbod), اسپهبد (espahbad)
  • Arabic: إصبهبذ (ʾiṣbahbaḏ)