Serbo-Croatian

Noun

спа̀хија m ‎(Latin spelling spàhija)

1. (historical) spahi
2. (regional, obsolete) an affluent Islamic head of household in Bosnia and Herzegovina

   Хасан-спахија‎ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Омер-спахија‎ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Derived terms

• спа́хо
• спахѝлук

References

• “спахија” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 570