sipahi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Doublet of spahi and sepoy.

Noun

sipahi (plural sipahis)

  1. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
  2. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (“army”), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [siˈpa.hi]
  • Hyphenation: si‧pa‧hi

Noun

sipahi (plural sipahi-sipahi)

  1. sepoy, a native soldier of the East Indies (Indian subcontinent)

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