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qizilbash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
qizil-bash
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Qizilbashes (plural) Kizilbash (alternative) Kyzylbash (alternative) Qezelbash (alternative) Qyzylbash (alternative) Kuzelbash (alternative, archaic) Kuzzilbash (alternative, archaic)

Questions

What does qizilbash mean?
A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.
Where does qizilbash come from?
From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

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