sipahi

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noun

An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.

OriginOttoman Turkish سپاهی ← Classical Persian سپاهی ← Middle Persian spʿh →
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Meanings

nounsipahi (plural sipahis)

plural sipahis · alternative spahee · alternative sepahi

  1. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
  2. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

Origin

  1. Middle Persianspʿh
  2. Classical Persianسپاهی
  3. Ottoman Turkishسپاهی
  4. Englishsipahi

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

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APA

sipahi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahi

MLA

“sipahi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sipahi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sipahi.

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