спахија
Macedonian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
Noun
спахија • (spahija) f
Declension
Declension of спахија
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to сѝпа̄х.
Pronunciation
Noun
спа̀хија m (Latin spelling spàhija)
- (historical) spahi
- (regional, obsolete) an affluent Islamic head of household in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Хасан-спахија ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Омер-спахија ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of спахија
Derived terms
References
- “спахија” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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