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Sasanian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /səˈseɪnɪən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Sasanian dynasty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Sasan + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَاسَانِيّ (sāsāniyy) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Armenian: սասանյան (sasanyan) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • French: sassanide — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Hindi: सासानी (sāsānī) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Irish: Sasánach — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Italian: sasanide — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Persian: ساسانی (sâsâni) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Russian: сасани́дский (sasanídskij) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Spanish: sasánida — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Tajik: сосонӣ (sosoni) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Urdu: ساسانی (sāsānī) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Uyghur: ساسانىي (sasaniy) — of or pertaining to the Sasanian dynasty or the Sasanian Empire
  • Arabic: سَاسَانِيّ (sāsāniyy) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Armenian: սասանյան (sasanyan) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • French: Sassanide — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • German: Sassanide — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • German: Sassanidin — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Hindi: सासानी (sāsānī) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Irish: Sasánach — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Irish: Sasánaigh — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Italian: sasanide — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Persian: ساسانی (sâsâni) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Spanish: sasánida — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Turkish: Sasani — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Urdu: ساسانی (sāsānī) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
  • Uyghur: ساسانىي (sasaniy) — member of the Sasanian dynasty
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