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