spahija
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to sìpāh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spàhija m (Cyrillic spelling спа̀хија)
- (historical) spahi
- (regional, obsolete) an affluent Islamic head of household in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hasan-spahija ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Omer-spahija ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension[edit]
Declension of spahija
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “spahija” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
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- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms with historical senses
- Regional Serbo-Croatian
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