سيف

Significat (Anglès)

sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar

Conceptes

espasa

sabre

glavi

espadachí

espadachina

Traduccions

sword

gladius

kılıç

spada

épée

espada

espada

Schwert

ξίφος

zwaard

spatha

espasa

şûr

σπαθί

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/sajf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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 סַיִף (sáyif).