سميذ

العربية

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سميذ

/sa.miːð/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samīdu⁠/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samādu⁠/, “to grind fine”).

Cognates

* Old Armenian սիմինդր (simindr), Middle Armenian սիմինտ (simint), սիմիտ (simit), սիմիթ (simitʻ)

* Old Georgian სამინდოჲ (samindoy), Georgian სიმინდი (simindi)

* Ancient Greek σεμίδᾱλις (semídālis)

* Latin simila, (see there for further descendants)

* Classical Persian سمید, سمد, whence Turkish simit

* Sanskrit समिता (samitā), शमिता (śamitā), समीदा (samīdā), and Later Sanskrit सेविका (sevikā)

noun سَمِيذ · samīḏ · السَّمِيذ · سَمِيذٌ

semolina

In English

semolina hard grains of flour left after milling

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سميذ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}