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Seif

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
"Such seifs have a somewhat zig-zag form instead of a fairly straight line. On the top of seifs small transverse dunelets are very often found, and these may be likened to almost straightened-out barchans.[…]On the top of the seif they form a wave-like pattern with a fairly defined "wavelength"."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword”). Doublet of xiphos.

Etymology 2

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Seif, a metonymic occupational surname for a soap-maker, from Seife (“soap”). * A variant spelling of Saif, an Arabic surname which can be found in both Muslim and Christian communities.

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