סיף

Hebrew

Etymology

A loan from Arabic سَيْف‎ (sayf), not found in Biblical Hebrew. Compare Maltese sejf and Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf).

Noun

סַיִף • (sayif) m

  1. fencing
  2. (fencing) foil

See also

  • חרב‎ (kherev) (Biblical Hebrew)
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