спахија

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspaxi(j)a]

Noun

спахија (spahija) f

  1. (historical) spahi

Inflection


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

  • спа́хо
  • спахѝлук

References

  • спахија” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 570
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