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سَيْف
sword
Noun · masculineRoot س-ي-ف
Highlights
Plural
سُيُوف
Other plurals
أَسْيَاف، أَسْيُف
سَيْف in English
Noun · masculine
- sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar
Word origin
Related to Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos); either a loan, or from a common original source. The same word is probably preserved in Egyptian zft, Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe). Dümichen (1867) suggested an Old Semitic saïf or sêf, Myres (1930) a possible Libyan or "Sea Peoples" word. The root س ي ف (s y f) is denominal. Compare Hebrew סַיִף (sáyif).
سَيْف: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَيْف |
|---|---|
| Plural | سُيُوف |
| Alternative plurals | أَسْيَاف، أَسْيُف |
سَيْف in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَتَلَ يَعْقُوبَ أَخَا يُوحَنَّا بِالسَّيْفِ.And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.Acts 12:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَهَزَمَ يَشُوعُ عَمَالِيقَ وَقَوْمَهُ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.Exodus 17:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَمَرَ الرَّبُّ الْمَلاَكَ فَرَدَّ سَيْفَهُ إِلَى غِمْدِهِ.And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.1 Chronicles 21:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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