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scim⋅i⋅tar
[sim-i-ter] 
–noun
| a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin. |
Also, scim⋅i⋅ter, simitar.
Origin:
1540–50; < It scimitarra, ult. < Pers
1540–50; < It scimitarra, ult. < Pers
Related forms:
scim⋅i⋅tared, adjective
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| scim·i·tar (sĭm'ĭ-tər, -tär') n. A curved Asian sword with the edge on the convex side. [French cimeterre and Italian scimitarra, both perhaps ultimately from Persian šamšīr, šimšīr, from Middle Persian šafšēr, šifšēr.] |
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scimitar
1548, from M.Fr. cimeterre (15c.) or It. scimitarra, of uncertain origin. Turkish would be the expected source, but no such word has been found there. Perhaps from Pers. shimshir (pronounced "shamsher," cf. Gk. sampsera "a barbarian sword," from this source), but OED finds this "unsatisfactory as to form." Many early variations; the modern spelling is from influence of the It. form of the word.
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