سيف

See also: سيق and شيق

Arabic

Etymology 1

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajf/
    • (Gulf) IPA(key): /seːf/

Noun

سَيْف • (sayf) m (plural سُيُوف (suyūf) or أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf) or أَسْيُف (ʔasyuf))

  1. sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar
Declension
Declension of noun سَيْف (sayf)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَيْف
sayf 		السَّيْف
as-sayf 		سَيْف
sayf
nominative سَيْفٌ
sayfun 		السَّيْفُ
as-sayfu 		سَيْفُ
sayfu
accusative سَيْفًا
sayfan 		السَّيْفَ
as-sayfa 		سَيْفَ
sayfa
genitive سَيْفٍ
sayfin 		السَّيْفِ
as-sayfi 		سَيْفِ
sayfi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سَيْفَيْن
sayfayn 		السَّيْفَيْن
as-sayfayn 		سَيْفَيْ
sayfay
nominative سَيْفَانِ
sayfāni 		السَّيْفَانِ
as-sayfāni 		سَيْفَا
sayfā
accusative سَيْفَيْنِ
sayfayni 		السَّيْفَيْنِ
as-sayfayni 		سَيْفَيْ
sayfay
genitive سَيْفَيْنِ
sayfayni 		السَّيْفَيْنِ
as-sayfayni 		سَيْفَيْ
sayfay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سُيُوف‎; أَسْيَاف‎; أَسْيُف
suyūf‎; ʔasyāf‎; ʔasyuf 		السُّيُوف‎; الْأَسْيَاف‎; الْأَسْيُف
as-suyūf‎; al-ʔasyāf‎; al-ʔasyuf 		سُيُوف‎; أَسْيَاف‎; أَسْيُف
suyūf‎; ʔasyāf‎; ʔasyuf
nominative سُيُوفٌ‎; أَسْيَافٌ‎; أَسْيُفٌ
suyūfun‎; ʔasyāfun‎; ʔasyufun 		السُّيُوفُ‎; الْأَسْيَافُ‎; الْأَسْيُفُ
as-suyūfu‎; al-ʔasyāfu‎; al-ʔasyufu 		سُيُوفُ‎; أَسْيَافُ‎; أَسْيُفُ
suyūfu‎; ʔasyāfu‎; ʔasyufu
accusative سُيُوفًا‎; أَسْيَافًا‎; أَسْيُفًا
suyūfan‎; ʔasyāfan‎; ʔasyufan 		السُّيُوفَ‎; الْأَسْيَافَ‎; الْأَسْيُفَ
as-suyūfa‎; al-ʔasyāfa‎; al-ʔasyufa 		سُيُوفَ‎; أَسْيَافَ‎; أَسْيُفَ
suyūfa‎; ʔasyāfa‎; ʔasyufa
genitive سُيُوفٍ‎; أَسْيَافٍ‎; أَسْيُفٍ
suyūfin‎; ʔasyāfin‎; ʔasyufin 		السُّيُوفِ‎; الْأَسْيَافِ‎; الْأَسْيُفِ
as-suyūfi‎; al-ʔasyāfi‎; al-ʔasyufi 		سُيُوفِ‎; أَسْيَافِ‎; أَسْيُفِ
suyūfi‎; ʔasyāfi‎; ʔasyufi
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: سيف (sēf)
  • Moroccan Arabic: سيف (sayf, sīf)
  • Maltese: sejf
  • → English: seif, Saiph
  • → Ottoman Turkish: سیف (seyf)
  • → Persian: سیف (seyf)
  • → Tajik: сайф (sayf)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːf/

Noun

سِيف • (sīf) m (plural أَسْيَاف (ʔasyāf))

  1. coast
  2. riverbank
  3. shore
Declension
Declension of noun سِيف (sīf)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِيف
sīf 		السِّيف
as-sīf 		سِيف
sīf
nominative سِيفٌ
sīfun 		السِّيفُ
as-sīfu 		سِيفُ
sīfu
accusative سِيفًا
sīfan 		السِّيفَ
as-sīfa 		سِيفَ
sīfa
genitive سِيفٍ
sīfin 		السِّيفِ
as-sīfi 		سِيفِ
sīfi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سِيفَيْن
sīfayn 		السِّيفَيْن
as-sīfayn 		سِيفَيْ
sīfay
nominative سِيفَانِ
sīfāni 		السِّيفَانِ
as-sīfāni 		سِيفَا
sīfā
accusative سِيفَيْنِ
sīfayni 		السِّيفَيْنِ
as-sīfayni 		سِيفَيْ
sīfay
genitive سِيفَيْنِ
sīfayni 		السِّيفَيْنِ
as-sīfayni 		سِيفَيْ
sīfay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسْيَاف
ʔasyāf 		الْأَسْيَاف
al-ʔasyāf 		أَسْيَاف
ʔasyāf
nominative أَسْيَافٌ
ʔasyāfun 		الْأَسْيَافُ
al-ʔasyāfu 		أَسْيَافُ
ʔasyāfu
accusative أَسْيَافًا
ʔasyāfan 		الْأَسْيَافَ
al-ʔasyāfa 		أَسْيَافَ
ʔasyāfa
genitive أَسْيَافٍ
ʔasyāfin 		الْأَسْيَافِ
al-ʔasyāfi 		أَسْيَافِ
ʔasyāfi
Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “س ي ف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ي ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seːf/, [se̞ːf]

Noun

سيف • (sēf) m (plural سِيُوف (siyūf))

  1. sword

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajf/, /siːf/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سيف • (sayf, sīf) m (plural سيوف (syūf) or سيوفة (syūfa))

  1. sword, sabre

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seːf/, /sajf/

Noun

سيف • (sēf) m (plural سيوف (syūf))

  1. sword

Proper noun

سيف • (sēf) m

  1. a male given name, Saif, Seif, or Sayf

Etymology 2

Root
س ي ف
1 term

Borrowed from English to save.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saj.jav/

Verb

سيف • (sayyav) (non-past يسيف (ysayyiv))

  1. to save something, to write a file into a storage medium
    Alternative form: سيڤ (sayyav)
    سيفي هيدي الصورة ― sayyivi hayde ṣ-ṣūra ― Save this picture. (said to a girl)
    سيفت الپورپوينت ― sayyavet il-pawarpōynt ― I saved the PowerPoint presentation.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seːf/

Noun

سيف • (sēf) m (plural سيوف (syūf))

  1. sword

Etymology 2

Root
س ي ف
1 term

Borrowed from English to save.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saj.jav/

Verb

سَيَّف • (sayyav) II (present بسَيِّف (bisayyiv))

  1. to save something, to write a file into a storage medium
    Alternative form: سَيَّڤ (sayyav)
Conjugation
Conjugation of سيف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سيّفت (sayyavt) سيّفت (sayyavt) سيّف (sayyav) سيّفنا (sayyavna) سيّفتو (sayyavtu) سيّفو (sayyavu)
f سيّفتي (sayyavti) سيّفت (sayyavat)
present m بسيّف (basayyiv) بتسيّف (bitsayyiv) بسيّف (bisayyiv) منسيّف (minsayyiv) بتسيّفو (bitsayyvu) بسيّفو (bisayyvu)
f بتسيّفي (bitsayyvi) بتسيّف (bitsayyiv)
subjunctive m اسيّف (asayyiv) تسيّف (tsayyiv) يسيّف (ysayyiv) نسيّف (nsayyiv) تسيّفو (tsayyvu) يسيّفو (ysayyvu)
f تسيّفي (tsayyvi) تسيّف (tsayyiv)
imperative m سيّف (sayyiv) سيّفو (sayyvu)
f سيّفي (sayyvi)
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