sipahi

== English == === Alternative forms === spahee (archaic) === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Doublet of spahi and sepoy. === Noun === sipahi (plural sipahis) An Algerian cavalryman in the French army. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (“army”), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [siˈpa.hi] Hyphenation: si‧pa‧hi === Noun === sipahi (plural sipahi-sipahi) sepoy, a native soldier of the East Indies (Indian subcontinent) === Further reading === “sipahi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī) === Noun === sipahi (definite accusative sipahiyi, plural sipahiler) Ottoman cavalry === Further reading === “sipahi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu