Definitions For Spahi

Noun

SPAHI (plural SPAHIs) (history) An ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system. (history) A soldier in a mainly arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces

Related terms

sepoy

Translations

{{checktrans-top, Ottoman cavalryman}} Dutch: spahi, m French: spahi, m Macedonian: спахија, m

Etymology

From {{bor, en, fr, spahi}}, from {{der, en, ota, سپاهی, tr=sipahi}}, from {{der, en, fa, سپاهی, , tr=sepâhi, horseman, soldier}} (> sepoy), from سپاه, , tr=sepâh, army. {{doublet, en, sepoy}}.

Anagrams

Saiph, aphis, apish, pahis

Is Spahi a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Spahi is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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