spahija

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to sìpāh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spǎxija/
  • Hyphenation: spa‧hi‧ja
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun

spàhija m (Cyrillic spelling спа̀хија)

  1. (historical) spahi
  2. (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

Declension of spahija
singular plural
nominative spàhija spàhije
genitive spahije spahija
dative spahiji spahijama
accusative spahiju spahije
vocative spahijo spahije
locative spahiji spahijama
instrumental spahijom spahijama

Derived terms

References

  • “spahija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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