سيف

Anlam (İngilizce)

sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar

Kavramlar

kılıç

şemşir

eskrim kılıcı

süvari kılıcı

ince kılıç

pala

meç

Çeviriler

sword

gladius

épée

spada

espada

Schwert

espada

ξίφος

espasa

zwaard

σπαθί

şûr

spatha

espasa

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/sajf/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

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).