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Qizilbash

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ղզլբաշ (ġzlbaš) — Translations
  • Azerbaijani: qızılbaş — Translations
  • Bashkir: ҡыҙылбаш (qıźılbaş) — Translations
  • French: kizilbache — Translations
  • Middle French: Cuselbas — Translations
  • Georgian: ყიზილბაში (q̇izilbaši) — Translations
  • Kazakh: қызылбас (qyzylbas) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: кызылбаш (kızılbaş) — Translations
  • Ossetian: хъызылбаш (qyzylbaš) — Translations
  • Dari: قِزِلْبَاش (qizilbāš) — Translations
  • Iranian Persian: قِزِلْباش (ġezelbâš) — Translations
  • Persian: قِزِلْبَاش (qizilbāš) — Translations
  • Russian: кызылба́ш (kyzylbáš) — Translations
  • Tajik: қизилбош (qizilboš) — Translations
  • Tatar: кызылбаш (qızılbaş) — Translations
  • Turkish: Kızılbaş — Translations
  • Turkmen: gyzylbaş — Translations
  • Uzbek: qizilbosh — Translations