سيف

Signification (Anglais)

sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar

Concepts

épée

glaive

cimeterre

rapière

sabre

estoc

Traductions

sword

gladius

spada

kılıç

espada

Schwert

espada

ξίφος

espasa

zwaard

σπαθί

spatha

şûr

espasa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sajf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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).