Qizilbash

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noun

A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.

OriginAzerbaijani qızılbaş →
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Meanings

nounQizilbash (plural Qizilbash or Qizilbashes)

plural Qizilbashes · alternative Kizilbash · alternative Kyzylbash · alternative Qezelbash · alternative Qyzylbash · alternative archaic Kuzelbash · alternative archaic Kuzzilbash

  1. A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.

Origin

  1. Azerbaijaniqızılbaş“red head”
  2. EnglishQizilbash

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

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Translations

French kizilbache
  • kizilbacheTranslations
Russian кызылба́ш
  • кызылба́ш (kyzylbáš)Translations
Turkish Kızılbaş
  • KızılbaşTranslations
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APA

Qizilbash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qizilbash

MLA

“Qizilbash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qizilbash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qizilbash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qizilbash.

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