See also: سيق and شيق

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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 סיף (sayif).

Pronunciation 1 edit

Noun edit

سَيْف (sayfm (plural سُيُوف (suyūf) or أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf) or أَسْيُف (ʔasyuf))

  1. sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Gulf Arabic: سيف (sēf)
  • Moroccan Arabic: سيف (sayf, sīf)
  • Maltese: sejf
  • Amharic: ሰይፍ (säyf)
  • English: seif, Saiph
  • Ottoman Turkish: سیف (seyf)
  • Persian: سیف (seyf)
  • Tajik: сайф (sayf)

Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

سِيف (sīfm (plural أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf))

  1. coast
  2. riverbank
  3. shore
Declension edit
Descendants edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “س ي ف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
س ي ف
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سيف (sēfm (plural سِيُوف (siyūf))

  1. sword

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sajf/, /siːf/
  • (file)

Noun edit

سيف (sayf, sīfm (plural سيوف (syūf) or سيوفة (syūfa))

  1. sword, sabre

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Noun edit

سيف (sēfm (plural سيوف (syūf))

  1. sword