sipahi

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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sipahi (plural sipahis)

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, soldier, horseman), from سِپَاه (army), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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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