سيف

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See also: سيق and شيق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Related to Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos); either a loan, or from a common original source. The same word is probably preserved in Egyptian zft, Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe). Dümichen (1867) suggested an Old Semitic saïf or sêf, Myres (1930) a possible Libyan or "Sea Peoples" word. The root س ي ف (s-y-f) is denominal.

Compare Hebrew סיף (sayif).

Pronunciation

Noun

سَيْف (sayfm (plural سُيُوف (suyūf) or أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf) or أَسْيُف (ʔasyuf))

  1. sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: سيف (sēf)
  • Moroccan Arabic: سيف (sayf, sīf)
  • Maltese: sejf
  • Amharic: ሰይፍ (säyf)
  • English: seif, Saiph
  • Ottoman Turkish: سیف (seyf)
  • Persian: سیف (seyf)
  • Tajik: сайф (sayf)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

سِيف (sīfm (plural أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf))

  1. coast
  2. riverbank
  3. shore
Declension
Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “س ي ف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ي ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

Noun

سيف (sēfm (plural سِيُوف (siyūf))

  1. sword

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajf/, /siːf/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سيف (sayf, sīfm (plural سيوف (syūf) or سيوفة (syūfa))

  1. sword, sabre

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Noun

سيف (sēfm (plural سيوف (syūf))

  1. sword