Bakhtiari

noun

Bakh·​tia·​ri

ˌbäktēˈärēˌ bäkˈtyä-

plural Bakhtiari or Bakhtiaris

1

: a nomadic people ranging between Isfahan and Kermanshah, Iran

2

: a member of the Bakhtiari people

Word History

Etymology

Persian Bakhtyārī, perhaps from bakhtyār fortunate, rich, from bakht fortune, prosperity

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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