scimitar
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scimitar
- /ˈsɪmɪtə/ UK
- /ˈsɪmɪtɑː/ UK
- /ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/ Canada, US
- /ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪmɪtə(ɹ), -ˈɪmɪtɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Classical Persian شمشیر (šamšēr, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
noun scimitars · simitar · cimeter · cimiter · cymeter · scimetar
- A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. The Prince of Morocco: […]By this Symitare, That ſlew the Sophie, and a Perſian Prince That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, I would ore-ſtare the ſterneſt eies that looke, Out-braue the heart moſt daring on the earth: Plucke the yong ſucking Cubs from the ſhe Beare, Yea, mocke the Lion when he r
- A long-handled billhook.
verb scimitars · scimitaring · scimitared · simitar · cimeter
- To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.
Translations
Every language
noun sword with curved blade
| Español | cimitarra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시미타 simita |
| 日本語 | シミター shimitā, 弯刀 wantō |
| 中文 | 彎刀 /弯刀 wāndāo |
| हिन्दी | शमशेर śamśer, शमशीर śamśīr, समसेर samser, तलवार talvār, तेग teg, सैफ saiph |
| Kiswahili | kitara |
| Português | cimitarra |
| Français | cimeterre |
| Deutsch | Krummsäbel, Scimitar |
| Italiano | scimitarra |
| Română | iatagan |
| Русский | сцимита́р scimitár, скимита́р skimitár, ятага́н jatagán, крива́я са́бля krivája sáblja |
| العربية | سَيْف sayf |
Talk about this word "scimitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scimitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scimitar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scimitar "scimitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scimitar.Cite this
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title = {scimitar},
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