sipahi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی‎, from Persian سپاهی‎, from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧‎ (spāh).

Noun

sipahi (plural sipahis)

  1. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
  2. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی‎ (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Persian سپاهی‎ (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), سپاه‎ (sepâh, “army”), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧‎ (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [siˈpa.hi]
  • Hyphenation: si‧pa‧hi

Noun

sipahi (first-person possessive sipahiku, second-person possessive sipahimu, third-person possessive sipahinya)

  1. sepoy, a native soldier of the East Indies (Indian subcontinent).

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