سپاهی

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See also: سپاہی

Ottoman Turkish

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سپاهی

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, soldier, cavalryman). By surface analysis, سپاه (sipah, army) +‎ ـی.

Noun

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سپاهی (sipahi) (plural سپاهیان or سپاهیلر (sipahiler))

  1. sipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
  2. yeoman, a small freeholder who farms his own land

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Persian

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Etymology

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From سپاه (sipāhsepâh, army) +‎ ـی (-i, noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sipāhī
Dari reading? sipāhī
Iranian reading? sepâhi
Tajik reading? sipohi

Noun

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سپاهی (sipāhīsepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)

  1. (mostly in historical contexts) soldier
  2. cavalryman
  3. sepoy
  4. IRGC member, pasdaran

Descendants

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