Persian

Noun

شمشیر • ‎(šamšir) ‎(plural شمشیرها ‎(šamšir-hâ))

1. sword, scimitar, shamshir

Synonyms

• سیف ‎(seyf) (archaic)

Derived terms

• شمشیرزن ‎(šamširzan)

References

• “spsyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “šafšēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
• M. J. Kümmel, "Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel", 2010, page 33

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian شمشیر ‎(šamšir).

Noun

شمشیر • ‎(śamśer, śamśīr) f ‎(Hindi spelling शमशेर or शमशीर)

1. sword, scimitar, shamshir