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scimitar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪmɪtɑː/ (UK)
• (New-York) audio
• /ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈsɪmɪtə/ (UK)
• /ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/ (Canada, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. 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 rors for pray To win the Ladie. […] c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 167, columns 1–2:
   • Next door is a room devoted to Albanian history (“what a lovely scimitar,” I find myself exclaiming, my reserves of small talk inadequate at the sight of the family’s sword collection),[…] 2022 April 12, Helen Lewis, “Among Europe’s Ex-Royals”, in The Atlantic:
2. A long-handled billhook.

Forms

Deriveds

scimitar cat · scimitar-winged piha · scimitar-toothed · scimitar leg · scimitar shell · scimitar bean · scimitar-horned oryx · scimitar syndrome · scimitar babbler · scimitar pod · scimmy · scimitar-toothed tiger

Hyponyms

shamshir · saif · tulwar · kilij

Relateds

falchion

Translations (83)

ru крива́я са́бля (sword with curved blade) · ta கத்தி (sword with curved blade) · sh ха̀нџа̄р (sword with curved blade) · hi असि (sword with curved blade) · hi शमशेर (sword with curved blade) · sw kitara (sword with curved blade) · yi סצימיטאַר (sword with curved blade) · hi खंग (sword with curved blade) · te ఖడ్గము (sword with curved blade) · sh hàndžār (sword with curved blade) · hi समसेर (sword with curved blade) · hu handzsár (sword with curved blade) · sv kroksabel (sword with curved blade) · hi खाड़ा (sword with curved blade) · de Krummsäbel (sword with curved blade) · hi खड्ग (sword with curved blade) · es cimitarra (sword with curved blade) · ta வக்கிரகட்கம் (sword with curved blade) · ur شمشیر (sword with curved blade) · it scimitarra (sword with curved blade) · bn তলোয়ার (sword with curved blade) · ko 시미타 (sword with curved blade) · bn শমশের (sword with curved blade) · hi करंड (sword with curved blade) · io cimitaro (sword with curved blade) · mk анџар (sword with curved blade) · hi छुरिका (sword with curved blade) · gu શમશેર (sword with curved blade) · fa دشنه (sword with curved blade) · cy cleddyf cam (sword with curved blade) · pl bułat (sword with curved blade) · fi käyräsapeli (sword with curved blade) · ro iatagan (sword with curved blade) · sl handžar (sword with curved blade) · de Scimitar (sword with curved blade) · tcy ತಲ್ವಾರ್ (sword with curved blade) · cs šavle (sword with curved blade) · la cymithārra (sword with curved blade) · ru ятага́н (sword with curved blade) · fr cimeterre (sword with curved blade) · hi कृपाण (sword with curved blade) · mt ximitarra (sword with curved blade) · bn তেগ (sword with curved blade) · ru сцимита́р (sword with curved blade) · pa ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ (sword with curved blade) · gd claidheamh crom (sword with curved blade) · fa تیغ (sword with curved blade) · pt cimitarra (sword with curved blade) · ota شمشیر (sword with curved blade) · cs šimitar (sword with curved blade) · ru скимита́р (sword with curved blade) · hi शमशीर (sword with curved blade) · bg ятаган (sword with curved blade) · nl kromzwaard (sword with curved blade) · hi छुरी (sword with curved blade) · is bjúgsverð (sword with curved blade) · cs šamšír (sword with curved blade) · hi सैफ (sword with curved blade) · hi तलवार (sword with curved blade) · tr yatağan (yataghan) (sword with curved blade) · ca simitarra (sword with curved blade) · mk јатаган (sword with curved blade) · fa شمشیر (sword with curved blade) · sa असि (sword with curved blade) · hi खाँड़ा (sword with curved blade) · grc ξιφοδρέπανον (sword with curved blade) · grc σαμψήρα (sword with curved blade) · ga simeatár (sword with curved blade) · gu સમશેર (sword with curved blade) · cs turecká šavle (sword with curved blade) · ar سَيْف (sword with curved blade) · ja 弯刀 (sword with curved blade) · hi खंडा (sword with curved blade) · pa ਸ਼ੁਮਸ਼ੇਰ (sword with curved blade) · la acīnacēs (sword with curved blade) · bn তরোয়াল (sword with curved blade) · ja シミター (sword with curved blade) · cmn 彎刀 /弯刀 (sword with curved blade) · hi तेग (sword with curved blade) · nl kromsabel (sword with curved blade) · da krumsabel (sword with curved blade) · fa پلارک (sword with curved blade) · gl cimitarra (sword with curved blade)

scimitar en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪmɪtɑː/ (UK)
• (New-York) audio
• /ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈsɪmɪtə/ (UK)
• /ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/ (Canada, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms