"ሰይፍ" meaning in Ge'ez

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Noun

Forms: säyf [romanization], አስያፍ [plural]
Etymology: Either a loan from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos), 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. Compare Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā) Etymology templates: {{cog|grc|ξίφος}} Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos), {{cog|egy|zft}} Egyptian zft, {{cog|cop|ⲥⲏϥⲉ}} Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe), {{cog|sem-saf|𐪊𐪐|ts=sayp}} Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), {{cog|ar|سَيْف|tr=sayf}} Arabic سَيْف (sayf), {{cog|he|סַיִף|tr=sáyip̄}} Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), {{cog|arc|סַיְפָּא|tr=saypā}} Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā) Head templates: {{head|gez|noun|plural|አስያፍ|and|አስይፍት|f1tr=ʾäsyaf|f2tr=ʾäsyəft|tr=säyf}} ሰይፍ • (säyf) (plural አስያፍ (ʾäsyaf), and አስይፍት (ʾäsyəft))
  1. sword
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ξίφος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "zft"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian zft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "ⲥⲏϥⲉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-saf",
        "2": "𐪊𐪐",
        "ts": "sayp"
      },
      "expansion": "Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "سَيْف",
        "tr": "sayf"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سَيْف (sayf)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "סַיִף",
        "tr": "sáyip̄"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "סַיְפָּא",
        "tr": "saypā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Either a loan from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos), or from a common original source. The same word is probably preserved in Egyptian zft, Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe).\nDümichen (1867) suggested an Old Semitic saïf or sêf, Myres (1930) a possible Libyan or \"Sea Peoples\" word.\nCompare Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "säyf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "አስያፍ",
      "roman": "ʾäsyaf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "አስያፍ",
        "5": "and",
        "6": "አስይፍት",
        "f1tr": "ʾäsyaf",
        "f2tr": "ʾäsyəft",
        "tr": "säyf"
      },
      "expansion": "ሰይፍ • (säyf) (plural አስያፍ (ʾäsyaf), and አስይፍት (ʾäsyəft))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ge'ez",
  "lang_code": "gez",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ge'ez terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gez",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "gez:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sword"
      ],
      "id": "en-ሰይፍ-gez-noun-pExHse4k",
      "links": [
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ሰይፍ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ξίφος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "zft"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian zft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "ⲥⲏϥⲉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-saf",
        "2": "𐪊𐪐",
        "ts": "sayp"
      },
      "expansion": "Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "سَيْف",
        "tr": "sayf"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سَيْف (sayf)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "סַיִף",
        "tr": "sáyip̄"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "סַיְפָּא",
        "tr": "saypā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Either a loan from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos), or from a common original source. The same word is probably preserved in Egyptian zft, Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe).\nDümichen (1867) suggested an Old Semitic saïf or sêf, Myres (1930) a possible Libyan or \"Sea Peoples\" word.\nCompare Safaitic 𐪊𐪐 (s¹f /⁠sayp⁠/), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "säyf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "አስያፍ",
      "roman": "ʾäsyaf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "አስያፍ",
        "5": "and",
        "6": "አስይፍት",
        "f1tr": "ʾäsyaf",
        "f2tr": "ʾäsyəft",
        "tr": "säyf"
      },
      "expansion": "ሰይፍ • (säyf) (plural አስያፍ (ʾäsyaf), and አስይፍት (ʾäsyəft))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ge'ez",
  "lang_code": "gez",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ge'ez lemmas",
        "Ge'ez nouns",
        "Ge'ez terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "gez:Weapons"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sword"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ሰይፍ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ሰይፍ meaning in Ge'ez (2.0kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: and አስይፍት (ʾäsyəft)",
  "path": [
    "ሰይፍ"
  ],
  "section": "Ge'ez",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ሰይፍ",
  "trace": ""
}

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