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So⋅phi

[soh-fee]
–noun (sometimes lowercase)
Sophy.

So⋅phy

[soh-fee, sof-ee]
–noun, plural -phies. (sometimes lowercase)
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
Also, Sophi.


Origin:
1530–40; prob. < Turk sofi < Pers ṣūfī sufi, by assoc. with Safawī the safavid dynasty
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