سپاهی

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See also: سپاہی

Ottoman Turkish

سپاهی

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, soldier, cavalryman). By surface analysis, سپاه (sipah, army) +‎ ـی.

Noun

سپاهی (sipahi) (plural سپاهیان or سپاهیلر (sipahiler))

  1. sipahi, a feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army
  2. yeoman, a small freeholder who farms his own land

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Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From سپاه (sipāh / sepâh, army) +‎ ـی ( / -i, noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sipāhī
Dari reading? sipāhī
Iranian reading? sepâhi
Tajik reading? sipohi

Noun

Dari سپاهی
Iranian Persian
Tajik сипоҳӣ

سپاهی (sipāhī / sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)

  1. (mostly in historical contexts) soldier
  2. cavalryman
  3. sepoy
  4. IRGC member, pasdaran

Descendants