سپاہنی

Urdu

Etymology

From سپاہ‎ (sipāh, “army”) +‎ ـنی‎ (-nī, “feminine forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ.pɑːɦ.niː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /sɪ.pɑːɦ.niː/

Noun

سپاہنی • (sipāhnī) f (Hindi spelling सिपाहनी)

female soldier, army-woman; warrioress
policewoman, female constable

Related terms

سپاہی‎ (sipāhī, “soldier”)

References

“سپاہنی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

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