scimitar

English

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Etymology

First attested in 1548.

From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, from Persian شمشیر‎ (šamšir, “sword”), from Middle Persian šmšyl (šamšēr) / špšyl (šafšēr, “sword”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmɪtɑːɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

scimitar (plural scimitars)

  1. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
  2. A long-handled billhook.

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Verb

scimitar (third-person singular simple present scimitars, present participle scimitaring, simple past and past participle scimitared)

  1. (transitive) To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.

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