"شمشیر" meaning in Persian

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Noun

IPA: [ʃam.ʃeːɾ] [Classical-Persian], [ʃäm.ʃeːɾ] [Dari, formal], [ʃäm.ʃeːɾ] [Dari, formal], [ʃäm.ʃeːɾ] [Kabuli], [ʃäm.ʃeːɾ] (note: Hazaragi), [ʃæm.ʃiːɹ] [Iran, formal], [ʃäm.ʃeɾ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: šamšir [romanization], شمشیرها [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšyl /⁠šamšēr⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl), 𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡 (šfšyr /⁠šafšēr⁠/, “sword”). Cognate with Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”). Compare Iranian borrowings Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”), Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא, ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”), and possibly Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|sc=Phlv|tr=šmšyl|ts=šamšēr}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšyl /⁠šamšēr⁠/), {{m|pal|sc=Phlv|tr=špšyl}} [Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl), {{m|pal|𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡|sc=Mani|t=sword|ts=šafšēr}} 𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡 (šfšyr /⁠šafšēr⁠/, “sword”), {{cog|xpr|𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡|t=sword|ts=safsēr}} Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”), {{cog|xcl|սուսեր||sword}} Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”), {{cog|syc|ܣܦܣܝܪܐ||sword|tr=sap̄sērāʾ}} Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), {{cog|tmr|ספסרא}} Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא, {{m|arc|ספסירא||sword|tr=sap̄sērāʾ}} ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), {{cog|grc|σαμψήρα||foreign sword}} Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”), {{cog|it|scimitarra||scimitar}} Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|شمشیرها|||||f1tr=šamšir-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=šamšir|tr2=|tr3=}} شمشیر • (šamšir) (plural شمشیرها (šamšir-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=شمشیرها|tr=šamšir}} شمشیر • (šamšir) (plural شمشیرها (šamšir-hâ))
  1. sword, scimitar, shamshir Wikipedia link: fa:شمشیر Categories (topical): Swords Synonyms: سیف (seyf) [archaic] Derived forms: شمشیرزن (šamširzan) Related terms: شفشه (šafše), شوشه (šuše) (english: ingot)
    Sense id: en-شمشیر-fa-noun-czC~lnIb Categories (other): Middle Persian terms with redundant script codes, Persian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: শমশের (śomośer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: শমশের (śomośer)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "ota",
            "2": "شمشیر",
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          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: شمشیر (şemşir, şimşir)\n→ Middle Armenian: շիմշիր (šimšir)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: شمشیر (şemşir, şimşir)\n→ Middle Armenian: շիմշիր (šimšir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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            "1": "borrowed",
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          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ (śamśīr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "شمشیر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "śamśīr"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: شمشیر (śamśīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Urdu: شمشیر (śamśīr)"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "sc": "Phlv",
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      },
      "expansion": "[Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡",
        "t": "sword",
        "ts": "safsēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "սուսեր",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܣܦܣܝܪܐ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword",
        "tr": "sap̄sērāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tmr",
        "2": "ספסרא"
      },
      "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "ספסירא",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword",
        "tr": "sap̄sērāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σαμψήρα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "foreign sword"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "scimitarra",
        "3": "",
        "4": "scimitar"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšyl /⁠šamšēr⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl), 𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡 (šfšyr /⁠šafšēr⁠/, “sword”). Cognate with Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”). Compare Iranian borrowings Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”), Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא, ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”), and possibly Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "šamšir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "شمشیرها",
      "roman": "šamšir-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "šamšir-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "šamšir",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "شمشیر • (šamšir) (plural شمشیرها (šamšir-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "pl": "شمشیرها",
        "tr": "šamšir"
      },
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      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Persian terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Swords",
          "orig": "fa:Swords",
          "parents": [
            "Weapons",
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "šamširzan",
          "word": "شمشیرزن"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sword, scimitar, shamshir"
      ],
      "id": "en-شمشیر-fa-noun-czC~lnIb",
      "links": [
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ],
        [
          "scimitar",
          "scimitar"
        ],
        [
          "shamshir",
          "shamshir"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "šafše",
          "word": "شفشه"
        },
        {
          "english": "ingot",
          "roman": "šuše",
          "word": "شوشه"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "seyf",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "سیف"
        }
      ],
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        "fa:شمشیر"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʃam.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃæm.ʃiːɹ]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "شمشیر"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "šamširzan",
      "word": "شمشیرزن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "শমশের",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: শমশের (śomośer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: শমশের (śomośer)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "شمشیر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "şemşir, şimşir"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: شمشیر (şemşir, şimşir)\n→ Middle Armenian: շիմշիր (šimšir)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: شمشیر (şemşir, şimşir)\n→ Middle Armenian: շիմշիր (šimšir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ (śamśīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ੀਰ (śamśīr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "شمشیر",
            "sclb": "1",
            "tr": "śamśīr"
          },
          "expansion": "Shahmukhi script: شمشیر (śamśīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shahmukhi script: شمشیر (śamśīr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "شمشیر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "śamśīr"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: شمشیر (śamśīr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: شمشیر (śamśīr)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pal",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "tr": "šmšyl",
        "ts": "šamšēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšyl /⁠šamšēr⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "tr": "špšyl"
      },
      "expansion": "[Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡",
        "sc": "Mani",
        "t": "sword",
        "ts": "šafšēr"
      },
      "expansion": "𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡 (šfšyr /⁠šafšēr⁠/, “sword”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xpr",
        "2": "𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡",
        "t": "sword",
        "ts": "safsēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "սուսեր",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܣܦܣܝܪܐ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword",
        "tr": "sap̄sērāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tmr",
        "2": "ספסרא"
      },
      "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "ספסירא",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sword",
        "tr": "sap̄sērāʾ"
      },
      "expansion": "ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σαμψήρα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "foreign sword"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "scimitarra",
        "3": "",
        "4": "scimitar"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšyl /⁠šamšēr⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (špšyl), 𐫢𐫜𐫢𐫏𐫡 (šfšyr /⁠šafšēr⁠/, “sword”). Cognate with Parthian 𐫘𐫜𐫘𐫏𐫡 (sfsyr /⁠safsēr⁠/, “sword”). Compare Iranian borrowings Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, “sword”), Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא, ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, “sword”), Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”), and possibly Italian scimitarra (“scimitar”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "šamšir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "شمشیرها",
      "roman": "šamšir-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "شمشیرها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "šamšir-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "šamšir",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "شمشیر • (šamšir) (plural شمشیرها (šamšir-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "شمشیرها",
        "tr": "šamšir"
      },
      "expansion": "شمشیر • (šamšir) (plural شمشیرها (šamšir-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "šafše",
      "word": "شفشه"
    },
    {
      "english": "ingot",
      "roman": "šuše",
      "word": "شوشه"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Persian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Persian lemmas",
        "Persian nouns",
        "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
        "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms",
        "fa:Swords"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sword, scimitar, shamshir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ],
        [
          "scimitar",
          "scimitar"
        ],
        [
          "shamshir",
          "shamshir"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "fa:شمشیر"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃam.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeːɾ]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃæm.ʃiːɹ]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃäm.ʃeɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "seyf",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "سیف"
    }
  ],
  "word": "شمشیر"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Persian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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