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