סצימיטאַר

Yiddish

Etymology

Via German Szimitar and/or Russian сцимита́р (scimitár) from Italian scimitarra, ultimately from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st͡sɪmɪˈtar/

Noun

סצימיטאַר • (stsimitar) m, plural סצימיטאַרן (stsimitarn)

1. scimitar (sword with curved blade)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “scimitar”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN