scimitar

== English == === Alternative forms === simitar (archaic) cimeter, cimiter, cymeter, scimetar, scimiter, semitar (all obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmɪtə/, /ˈsɪmɪtɑː/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/, /ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/ Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ), -ˈɪmɪtɑː(ɹ) === Noun === scimitar (plural scimitars) A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. Hyponyms: shamshir, saif, tulwar, kilij A long-handled billhook. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== falchion === Verb === scimitar (third-person singular simple present scimitars, present participle scimitaring, simple past and past participle scimitared) (transitive) To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar. === Anagrams === Ramistic