"سپاهی" meaning in Persian

See سپاهی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [si.pɑː.ˈhiː] [Classical-Persian], [sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː] [Dari, formal], [sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː] [Dari, formal], [sɪ.pʰɑː.jíː] [Kabuli], [si.pʰɔː.jí] (note: Hazaragi), [se.pʰɒː.ɦíː] [Iran, formal], [si.pʰɔ.ɦí] [Tajik, formal] Forms: sipāhī [romanization], sepâhi [romanization], سپاهیان [plural]
Etymology: From سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{fa-xlit|سِپَاه}} sipāh /sepâh, {{fa-xlit|ـِی}} -ī /-i, {{af|fa|سپاه <t:army>|ـی<pos:noun forming suffix>}} سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|سپاهیان|||||f1tr=-|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=sipāhī /sepâhi|tr2=|tr3=}} سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان), {{fa-noun|pl=سپاهیان|pltr=-|tr=sipāhī /sepâhi}} سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)
  1. (mostly in historical contexts) soldier
    Sense id: en-سپاهی-fa-noun-4MCMKx9T
  2. cavalryman
    Sense id: en-سپاهی-fa-noun-33Xg0Vyl
  3. sepoy Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-سپاهی-fa-noun-n5~qQrb1 Disambiguation of Occupations: 13 13 52 21
  4. IRGC member, pasdaran
    Sense id: en-سپاهی-fa-noun-wNu5d940 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms suffixed with ـی Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 20 2 2 3 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 28 2 2 3 49 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 11 84 Disambiguation of Persian terms suffixed with ـی: 6 6 26 63
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bal",
            "2": "سپاہی",
            "3": "سپائی",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Baluchi: سپاہی, سپائی",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Baluchi: سپاہی, سپائی"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "সিপাহী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: সিপাহী (śipahi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: সিপাহী (śipahi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "सिपाही"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: सिपाही (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: सिपाही (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "سِپاہی"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: سِپاہی (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: سِپاہی (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "સિપાઈ",
            "3": "સિપાહી",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: સિપાઈ (sipāī), સિપાહી (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: સિપાઈ (sipāī), સિપાહી (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "शिपाई",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: शिपाई (śipāī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: शिपाई (śipāī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "سپاهی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "sipahi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: سپاهی (sipahi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: سپاهی (sipahi) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸਿਪਾਹੀ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "سِپاہی",
            "sclb": "1̃"
          },
          "expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سِپاہی (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shahmukhi script: سِپاہی (sipāhī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "سِپَاه"
      },
      "expansion": "sipāh /sepâh",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ـِی"
      },
      "expansion": "-ī /-i",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "سپاه\n<t:army>",
        "3": "ـی<pos:noun forming suffix>"
      },
      "expansion": "سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sipāhī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sepâhi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سپاهیان",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "سپاهیان",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "-",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "sipāhī /sepâhi",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "سپاهیان",
        "pltr": "-",
        "tr": "sipāhī /sepâhi"
      },
      "expansion": "سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soldier"
      ],
      "id": "en-سپاهی-fa-noun-4MCMKx9T",
      "links": [
        [
          "soldier",
          "soldier"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mostly in historical contexts) soldier"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in historical contexts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cavalryman"
      ],
      "id": "en-سپاهی-fa-noun-33Xg0Vyl",
      "links": [
        [
          "cavalryman",
          "cavalryman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 52 21",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "fa:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sepoy"
      ],
      "id": "en-سپاهی-fa-noun-n5~qQrb1",
      "links": [
        [
          "sepoy",
          "sepoy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 20 2 2 3 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 28 2 2 3 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 11 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 26 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian terms suffixed with ـی",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "IRGC member, pasdaran"
      ],
      "id": "en-سپاهی-fa-noun-wNu5d940",
      "links": [
        [
          "IRGC",
          "IRGC"
        ],
        [
          "pasdaran",
          "pasdaran"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pɑː.ˈhiː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.jíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pʰɔː.jí]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se.pʰɒː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pʰɔ.ɦí]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "سپاهی"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms suffixed with ـی",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "fa:Occupations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bal",
            "2": "سپاہی",
            "3": "سپائی",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Baluchi: سپاہی, سپائی",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Baluchi: سپاہی, سپائی"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "সিপাহী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: সিপাহী (śipahi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: সিপাহী (śipahi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "सिपाही"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: सिपाही (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: सिपाही (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "سِپاہی"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: سِپاہی (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: سِپاہی (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "સિપાઈ",
            "3": "સિપાહી",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: સિપાઈ (sipāī), સિપાહી (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: સિપાઈ (sipāī), સિપાહી (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "शिपाई",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: शिपाई (śipāī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: शिपाई (śipāī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "سپاهی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "sipahi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: سپاهی (sipahi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: سپاهی (sipahi) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸਿਪਾਹੀ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "سِپاہی",
            "sclb": "1̃"
          },
          "expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سِپاہی (sipāhī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shahmukhi script: سِپاہی (sipāhī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "سِپَاه"
      },
      "expansion": "sipāh /sepâh",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ـِی"
      },
      "expansion": "-ī /-i",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "سپاه\n<t:army>",
        "3": "ـی<pos:noun forming suffix>"
      },
      "expansion": "سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From سپاه (sipāh /sepâh, “army”) + ـی (-ī /-i, noun forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sipāhī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sepâhi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "سپاهیان",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "سپاهیان",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "-",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "sipāhī /sepâhi",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "سپاهیان",
        "pltr": "-",
        "tr": "sipāhī /sepâhi"
      },
      "expansion": "سپاهی • (sipāhī /sepâhi) (plural سپاهیان)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soldier"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soldier",
          "soldier"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mostly in historical contexts) soldier"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in historical contexts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cavalryman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cavalryman",
          "cavalryman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sepoy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sepoy",
          "sepoy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "IRGC member, pasdaran"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "IRGC",
          "IRGC"
        ],
        [
          "pasdaran",
          "pasdaran"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pɑː.ˈhiː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ.pʰɑː.jíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pʰɔː.jí]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se.pʰɒː.ɦíː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[si.pʰɔ.ɦí]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "سپاهی"
}

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