"sipahi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sipahis [plural]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ota|سپاهی}} Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, {{der|en|fa-cls|سپاهی|tr=sipāhī}} Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), {{der|en|pal|spʿh}} Middle Persian spʿh, {{m|pal|𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧|tr=spāh}} 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sipahi (plural sipahis)
  1. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
    Sense id: en-sipahi-en-noun-VJQs1vZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54
  2. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.
    Sense id: en-sipahi-en-noun-~39agbUN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spahee [archaic]

Inflected forms

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