spahi

n. 土耳其的非正规骑兵, 阿尔及利亚籍骑兵

发音

/ˈspɑːhiː/

词形变化

spahis 复数 spahis

别名

spahee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.

    2001, Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red, tr. Erdağ M Göknar I hear that the great Sadiki Bey illustrated a copy of Strange Creatures, commissioned by an Uzbek spahi cavalryman, for only forty gold pieces.

  2. 2.

    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.

词源

From French spahi, from Ottoman Turkish سپاهی (sipahi), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “horseman, soldier”) (> sepoy), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of sepoy and sipahi.

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