спахија
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
спахија • (spahija) f
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to сѝпа̄х.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
спа̀хија m (Latin spelling spàhija)
- (historical) spahi
- (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 edit
Declension of спахија
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “спахија” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570