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, سپه (sepah, “army”) +‎ ـبد (-bod, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	sipahbuḏ
Dari reading?	sipahbud
Iranian reading?	sepahbod
Tajik reading?	sipahbud

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