Etymology

sipahi

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Today it means: An Algerian cavalryman in the French army. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish سپاهی ← Classical Persian سپاهی ← Middle Persian spʿh
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  1. Middle Persian · derived fromspʿh
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromسپاهی
  3. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromسپاهی
  4. English todaysipahi

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Doublet of spahi and sepoy.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishسپاهی all →

spahi

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