safavidEtymologyFrom Persian صفوی (Safavi) + -id, from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (Ṣafawiyy), from صَفِيّ (Ṣafiyy, “Safi-ad-Din Ardabili”) + ـَوـ (-aw-, interfix) + ـِيّ (-iyy, “-i, -y”, suffix forming adjectives and relational nouns).adjRelating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.nounA member of the Safavid dynasty.A member of the Safavid Empire, an Iranian.