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Sipah

सिपाह
said si-PAAH
also written: sipah, sepah, sipaah
Meaning

An army or host of soldiers; the military force at a king's command.

See it in the verse

Sipah in Iqbal’s couplets

Na takht-o-taj mein ne lashkar-o-sipah mein hai
Jo baat mard-e-qalandar ki bargah mein hai
Not in throne and crown, nor in armies and soldiers, lies the power that belongs to the court of the free-spirited man.
Freedom · Selfhood · Leadership
Related words
PERSIAN

Sipah-salar

Commander-in-chief; the general who leads an army.

PERSIAN

Lashkar

An army, host, military force, camp.

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