sejmitar

Polish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from English scimitar, from Middle French cimeterre, ultimately from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, sword).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛjˈmi.tar/
  • Rhymes: -itar
  • Syllabification: sej‧mi‧tar

Noun

sejmitar m inan

  1. khanjar (kind of dagger used in certain Arabic countries)
    Synonym: handżar
  2. (proscribed, fantasy) scimitar (sword with curved blade)
    Synonym: bułat
    • 2011 November 7, Oliver Bowden, Assassin's Creed: Objawienia, Insignis, →ISBN:
      Rano poszedł do miecznika i kupił dobrze zahartowany sejmitar; stargował cenę do stu soldów.
      In the morning he went to the swordsmith and bought a well-hardened scimitar; he bargained the price down to a hundred soldes

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