спахија
Macedonian
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈspaxi(j)a]
Declension
    
Declension of спахија
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | спахија | спахии | 
| definite unspecified | спахијата | спахиите | 
| definite proximal | спахијава | спахииве | 
| definite distal | спахијана | спахиине | 
| vocative | спахијо | спахии | 
Serbo-Croatian
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier”). Akin to сѝпа̄х.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /spǎxija/
- Hyphenation: спа‧хи‧ја
- Rhymes: -ija
Noun
    
спа̀хија m (Latin spelling spàhija)
- (historical) spahi
- (regional, obsolete) an affluent Islamic head of household in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Хасан-спахија ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Омер-спахија ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
 
Declension
    
Derived terms
    
- спа́хо
- спахѝлук
References
    
- “спахија” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 570
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