sipahi

noun — 2 senses

noun

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

An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.

A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

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