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spahi
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Wiktionary
spahinoun
An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
spahinoun
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
Etymology: From spahi, from sipahi, from (sepâhi) ‘horseman, soldier’ (> English sepoy), from (sepâh) ‘army’.
Wikipedia
Spahi
Spahis (French pronunciation: [spa.i]) were light-cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the Arab and Berber populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis as an armoured unit, with personnel now recruited in mainland France. Senegal also maintains a mounted unit with spahi origins as a presidential escort: the Red Guard.
Webster Dictionary
Spahinoun
alt. of Spahee
Wikidata
Spahi
Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis as an armoured unit, with personnel now recruited in mainland France. Senegal also maintains a mounted unit with spahi origins as a presidential escort: the Red Guard.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spahi
spä′hē, n. one of the irregular cavalry of the Turkish armies before the reorganisation of 1836.—Also Spa′hee. [Sepoy.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Spahi
an Algerine cavalry soldier serving in the French army.
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Saiph
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apish
hispa
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spahi in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spahi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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