Shamshir

//ʃæmˈʃɪər// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Persian curved blade without a pommel.

Etymology

From Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”). Doublet of scimitar.

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