spahija

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • “spahija” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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