ˈbüyə̇d noun
or bu·way·hid also bu·wai·hid ˈbüwāˌhid
( plural buyids ˈbüyə̇dz ; or bu·yides “, -ˌyīdz ; or buwayhids ˈbüwāˌhidz ; or buway·hides -ˌhīdz)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Abu Shaja Buya or Buwavha or Buwaiha fl A.D. 932 founder of the dynasty + English -id
: a member of a Persian Shi'ite dynasty that arose in A.D. 932 and extended its authority into Baghdad and reduced the caliphs to puppets before being overthrown by the Seljuk sultans in 1055