"سپاہی" meaning in Urdu

See سپاہی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɪ.pɑː.ɦiː/ [Standard, Urdu]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī). First attested in c. 1635 Middle Hindi سپاہی (sipāhī). By surface analysis, سِپاہ (sipāh, “army”) + ی (ī). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|سِپَاهِی}} Borrowed from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī), {{etydate|c|1635}} First attested in c. 1635, {{inh|ur|hi-mid|سپاہی|tr=sipāhī}} Middle Hindi سپاہی (sipāhī), {{surf|ur|سِپاہ|ی|t1=army}} By surface analysis, سِپاہ (sipāh, “army”) + ی (ī) Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m|head=سِپَاہِی}} سِپَاہِی • (sipāhī) m (Hindi spelling सिपाही) Inflection templates: {{ur-decl-noun|سپاہی|sipāhī|سپاہی|sipāhī|سپاہی|sipāhī|سپاہِیوں|sipāhiyõ|سپاہی|sipāhī|سپاہِیو|sipāhiyo}} Forms: سِپَاہِی [canonical], sipāhī [romanization], सिपाही [Hindi], no-table-tags [table-tags], سپاہی [direct, singular], سپاہی [direct, plural], سپاہی [oblique, singular], سپاہِیوں [oblique, plural], سپاہی [singular, vocative], سپاہِیو [plural, vocative]
  1. soldier, fighter Synonyms: عَسْکَری, فَوجی
    Sense id: en-سپاہی-ur-noun-NJxjJSRS
  2. (historical) sepoy; a Hindustani soldier (ie. a native soldier as opposed to an English soldier) Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-سپاہی-ur-noun-1Iu4KcXt Disambiguation of People: 0 46 54 0 0 Categories (other): Old Hindi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Urdu entries with incorrect language header, Urdu nouns with declension Disambiguation of Old Hindi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 1 41 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 1 55 36 2 6 Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 8 60 16 8 8
  3. policeman; constable Categories (topical): Military, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-سپاہی-ur-noun-639wKF3p Disambiguation of Military: 0 44 56 0 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 5 34 51 2 8 Disambiguation of People: 0 46 54 0 0 Categories (other): Old Hindi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Old Hindi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 1 41 15 3 4
  4. (obsolete) a beadle, pawn (of the government) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-سپاہی-ur-noun-r51CWxM3
  5. (figuratively) a brave person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-سپاہی-ur-noun-x1ZCST5x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: سِپاہْنی (sipāhnī) (english: female soldier; policewoman), سِپَہ سالار (sipa sālār) (english: commander; warlord)
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "عَسْکَری"
        },
        {
          "word": "فَوجی"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Urdu terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sepoy; a Hindustani soldier (ie. a native soldier as opposed to an English soldier)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sepoy",
          "sepoy"
        ],
        [
          "Hindustani",
          "Hindustani#English"
        ],
        [
          "soldier",
          "soldier#English"
        ],
        [
          "native",
          "native#English"
        ],
        [
          "English",
          "English#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) sepoy; a Hindustani soldier (ie. a native soldier as opposed to an English soldier)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "policeman; constable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "policeman",
          "policeman"
        ],
        [
          "constable",
          "constable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Urdu terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a beadle, pawn (of the government)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beadle",
          "beadle"
        ],
        [
          "pawn",
          "pawn"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a beadle, pawn (of the government)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a brave person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a brave person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪ.pɑː.ɦiː/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "سپاہی"
}

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