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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1500
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(Sophy,) Sophie, -ea, n. [e.m.E. Sophy (1539), Sophie (1549), Persian Safī the surname of the ruling dynasty of Persia from c1500, f. the Arabic.] The Shah, the supreme ruler of Persia. — c1500 Interl. Droich 113 (B).
Sophie [Asl. Sophea] and the sowdoun strang … Owt of thair boundis hes maid me gang
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