سيف

Meaning

sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar

Concepts

sword

falchion

katana

mattock

rapier

sabre

scimitar

seaside

tool

épée

river-bank

epee

degen

Translations

gladius

épée

spada

kılıç

espada

Schwert

espada

ξίφος

espasa

zwaard

spatha

şûr

σπαθί

espasa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sajf/

Etymology

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).