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спахија

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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спахија (spahijaf

  1. (historical) spahi

Declension

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Declension of спахија
singular plural
indefinite спахија (spahija) спахии (spahii)
definite unspecified спахијата (spahijata) спахиите (spahiite)
definite proximal спахијава (spahijava) спахииве (spahiive)
definite distal спахијана (spahijana) спахиине (spahiine)
vocative спахијо (spahijo) спахии (spahii)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spǎxija/
  • Hyphenation: спа‧хи‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun

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спа̀хија m (Latin spelling spàhija)

  1. (historical) spahi
  2. (regional, obsolete) an affluent Islamic head of household in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Хасан-спахија(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Омер-спахија(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • спахија”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570