spahija

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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)

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References

  • spahija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570