סיף

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Aramaic סיפא / ܣܝܦܐ (saypā), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈsajip/, [ˈsajif]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈsajip/, [ˈsaːjif]
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈsajif/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

סַיִף • (sáyifm

  1. foil, fencing sword
  2. fencing (the sport)

See also

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “סַיִף”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 445a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 985a