# sipahi

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sipahi