spahija
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to sìpāh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spǎxija/
- Hyphenation: spa‧hi‧ja
Noun
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
Declension of spahija
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spàhija | spàhije |
| genitive | spahije | spahija |
| dative | spahiji | spahijama |
| accusative | spahiju | spahije |
| vocative | spahijo | spahije |
| locative | spahiji | spahijama |
| instrumental | spahijom | spahijama |
Derived terms
- spáho
- spahìluk
References
- “spahija” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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