| Eastern Syriac : | ܨܦܵܗܝܼ |
| Western Syriac : | ܨܦܳܗܺܝ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' ṣpa: hi: |
| Category : | adjective |
| [Moral life → Quality] | |
| English : | 1) = ܦܲܠܵܫܵܐ ; 2) Maclean = ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (?) ; |
| French : | 1) = ܦܲܠܵܫܵܐ ; 2) Maclean = ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (?) ; |
| Dialect : | Al Qosh |
| Persian : | sipahi «cavalryman / soldier» «cavalier / soldat» |
| Kurdish : | spâhi «a warrior» «un guerrier» |
| Turkish : | spachi «a cavalryman» «un cavalier» |
Cf. ܨܦܵܝܝܘܼܬܵܐ, ܨܦܵܝܝܼ
Variants : ܣܦܵܗܝܼ
See also : ܩܪܵܒܵܐ, ܗܲܪܒ, ܫܲܪܹܐ, ܦܵܠܵܫܵܐ
this word is of Turkish ("cavalryman in the Ottaman army") and Persian origin, to be compared to "sepoy" of the British Imperial Army
mot d'origine turque ("cavalier de l'armée ottomane") et persane ; à comparer avec "cipaye" de l'armée des Indes
Source : Maclean
Origin : Turkish