سپاہنی

Urdu

Etymology

From سپاہ (sipāh, “army”) +‎ ـنی (-nī, “feminine forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِپاہْنی • (sipāhnī) f (Hindi spelling सिपाहनी)

  1. female soldier, army-woman; warrioress
  2. policewoman, female constable

References

  • “سپاہنی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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