Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

simit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: sim-it
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Classical Persian سَمِید (samīd, “semolina”), from Arabic سَمِيد (samīd, “semolina”), from Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samīdu⁠/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samādu⁠/, “to grind fine”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سمید, سَمِید, سَمِيد, סְמִידָא, 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯, 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯

Inflected Forms

simits (plural)

Questions

What does simit mean?: A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
Where does simit come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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