Meanings
nounsipahsalar (plural sipahsalars)
plural sipahsalars · alternative ispahsalar
- A title given to commanders-in-chief and general officers in the armies of many states of the medieval Islamic world.
Origin
- Middle Persian𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵⸱𐬯𐬁𐬮𐬁𐬭
- Classical Persianسِپَهْسَالَار
- Englishsipahsalar
From Classical Persian سِپَهْسَالَار (sipahsālār), اِسْپَهْسَالَار (ispahsālār), from Middle Persian 𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵⸱𐬯𐬁𐬮𐬁𐬭 (spāh-sālār).
More words from Classical Persian, Middle Persian
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Arabic إِسْفَهْسَلَار, إِصْبَهْسَلَار
- إِسْفَهْسَلَار (ʔisfahsalār)a title
- إِصْبَهْسَلَار (ʔiṣbahsalār)a title
Bengali সিপাহসালার
- সিপাহসালার (śipahśalar)a title
Hindi सिपहसालार
- सिपहसालार (sipahsālār)a title
Turkish sipehsâlâr
- sipehsâlâra title
Urdu سِپَہْ سالار, سِپَہْسالار
- سِپَہْ سالار (sipah sālār)a title
- سِپَہْسالار (sipahsālār)a title
Cite this entry
APA
sipahsalar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahsalar
MLA
“sipahsalar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahsalar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sipahsalar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahsalar.
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