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Pasha
Pa-sha′
,Noun.
[Turk.
pāshā
, bāshā
; cf. Per. bāshā
, bādshāh
; perh. a corruption of Per. pādishāh
. Cf. Bashaw
, Padishah
, Shah
.] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was
bashaw
. [Written also
pacha
.] ☞ There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.
Definition 2024
pasha
pasha
English
Alternative forms
Noun
pasha (plural pashas)
- (historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "pasha".
- ↑ Etymonline.com, s.v. "pasha".
- ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “paşa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük.
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɑsɦɑ]
Noun
pasha
- paskha (traditional Eastern Orthodox dessert, eaten especially in Easter).
Declension
| Inflection of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pasha | pashat | |
| genitive | pashan | pashojen | |
| partitive | pashaa | pashoja | |
| illative | pashaan | pashoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pasha | pashat | |
| accusative | nom. | pasha | pashat |
| gen. | pashan | ||
| genitive | pashan | pashojen pashainrare |
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| partitive | pashaa | pashoja | |
| inessive | pashassa | pashoissa | |
| elative | pashasta | pashoista | |
| illative | pashaan | pashoihin | |
| adessive | pashalla | pashoilla | |
| ablative | pashalta | pashoilta | |
| allative | pashalle | pashoille | |
| essive | pashana | pashoina | |
| translative | pashaksi | pashoiksi | |
| instructive | — | pashoin | |
| abessive | pashatta | pashoitta | |
| comitative | — | pashoineen | |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɑʃːɑ]
Noun
pasha
- Alternative spelling of pašša
Declension
| Inflection of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pasha | pashat | |
| genitive | pashan | pashojen | |
| partitive | pashaa | pashoja | |
| illative | pashaan | pashoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pasha | pashat | |
| accusative | nom. | pasha | pashat |
| gen. | pashan | ||
| genitive | pashan | pashojen pashainrare |
|
| partitive | pashaa | pashoja | |
| inessive | pashassa | pashoissa | |
| elative | pashasta | pashoista | |
| illative | pashaan | pashoihin | |
| adessive | pashalla | pashoilla | |
| ablative | pashalta | pashoilta | |
| allative | pashalle | pashoille | |
| essive | pashana | pashoina | |
| translative | pashaksi | pashoiksi | |
| instructive | — | pashoin | |
| abessive | pashatta | pashoitta | |
| comitative | — | pashoineen | |