spahi
English
Etymology
From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “horseman, soldier”) (> sepoy), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”). Doublet of sepoy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɑːhiː/
Noun
spahi (plural spahis)
- (historical) An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
- 2001, Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red, tr. Erdağ M Göknar
- I hear that the great Sadiki Bey illustrated a copy of Strange Creatures, commissioned by an Uzbek spahi cavalryman, for only forty gold pieces.
- 2001, Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red, tr. Erdağ M Göknar
- (historical) A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces
Related terms
- sepoy
- sipahi
Translations
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Anagrams
- Saiph, aphis, apish, aship, pahis
Dutch
Etymology
From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “horseman, soldier”) (> English sepoy), from سپاه (sepâh, “army”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spa‧hi
Noun
spahi m (plural spahi's, diminutive spahietje n)
- A spahi
Related terms
- sepoy m
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish sipahi, from Persian سپاهی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”), from سپاه (sipāh, “army”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa.i/
Audio (file)
Noun
spahi m (plural spahis)
- spahi
Related terms
- cipaye m
Further reading
- “spahi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.