سيف

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar

Έννοιες

ξίφος

σπαθί

σπαθιά

Μεταφράσεις

sword

gladius

épée

kılıç

spada

espada

espada

Schwert

espasa

zwaard

spatha

şûr

espasa

degen

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/sajf/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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).