Serbo-Croatian

Noun

spàhija m ‎(Cyrillic spelling спа̀хија)

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

   Hasan-spahija‎ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Omer-spahija‎ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Derived terms

• spáho
• spahìluk

References

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