"spahi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɑːhiː/ Forms: spahis [plural]
Etymology: From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”) (> sepoy), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of sepoy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|spahi}} French spahi, {{der|en|ota|سپاهی|tr=sipahi}} Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), {{der|en|fa-cls|سِپَاهِی||horseman, soldier}} Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”), {{doublet|en|sepoy}} Doublet of sepoy Head templates: {{en-noun}} spahi (plural spahis)
  1. (history) An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-spahi-en-noun-KCdeOLog Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (history) A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-spahi-en-noun-DlQeZGqp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 36 64 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sepoy, sipahi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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