simit

simit

See also: simít

English

2 Turkish simits

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سمید‎ (simit), from Persian سمید‎ (semid, “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”).

Noun

simit (plural simits)

1. A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

Translations

ring-shaped bread roll

Arabic: سَمِيط‎ m (samīṭ) Armenian: բոկեղ (hy) (bokeł) Bulgarian: гевре́к (bg) m (gevrék) German: Simit m, Sesamring m, Sesamkringel m Greek: κουλούρι (el) (kouloúri) Ladino: simit Macedonian: ѓеврек (ǵevrek) Ottoman Turkish: سمید‎ (simid) Persian: سمد‎ (fa) (semed), سمید‎ (semid) Romani: bokoli Romanian: covrig (ro) m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: ђѐврек m Latin: đèvrek (sh) m Turkish: simit (tr)

Further reading

• Simit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mitis

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Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English cement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪmɪt/

Noun

simit

1. cement

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سمید‎ (simit), from Persian سمید‎ (semid, “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”).

Noun

simit m (plural simiți)

1. simit

Declension

Declension of simit

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) simit	simitul	(niște) simiți	simiții
genitive/dative	(unui) simit	simitului	(unor) simiți	simiților
vocative	simitule		simiților

Related terms

• simigiu
• simigerie

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Turkish

FWOTD – 9 April 2017

Two simits

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سمید‎ (simit), from Persian سمید‎ (semid, “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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈmit/

Noun

simit (definite accusative simidi, plural simitler)

1. A bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
   • 2013, Ser Cem, Umut'un Gölgesinde, p. 65:

     Yanımda oturanlar vapura eşlik eden martılara parça simitler atıyorlardı. Martılar ustalıkla, daha simitler suya düşmeden havada yakalayıp yutuyorlardı.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	simit
Definite accusative	simidi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	simit	simitler
Definite accusative	simidi	simitleri
Dative	simide	simitlere
Locative	simitte	simitlerde
Ablative	simitten	simitlerden
Genitive	simidin	simitlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular simidim simitlerim 2nd singular simidin simitlerin 3rd singular simidi simitleri 1st plural simidimiz simitlerimiz 2nd plural simidiniz simitleriniz 3rd plural simitleri simitleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular simidimi simitlerimi 2nd singular simidini simitlerini 3rd singular simidini simitlerini 1st plural simidimizi simitlerimizi 2nd plural simidinizi simitlerinizi 3rd plural simitlerini simitlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular simidime simitlerime 2nd singular simidine simitlerine 3rd singular simidine simitlerine 1st plural simidimize simitlerimize 2nd plural simidinize simitlerinize 3rd plural simitlerine simitlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular simidimde simitlerimde 2nd singular simidinde simitlerinde 3rd singular simidinde simitlerinde 1st plural simidimizde simitlerimizde 2nd plural simidinizde simitlerinizde 3rd plural simitlerinde simitlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular simidimden simitlerimden 2nd singular simidinden simitlerinden 3rd singular simidinden simitlerinden 1st plural simidimizden simitlerimizden 2nd plural simidinizden simitlerinizden 3rd plural simitlerinden simitlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular simidimin simitlerimin 2nd singular simidinin simitlerinin 3rd singular simidinin simitlerinin 1st plural simidimizin simitlerimizin 2nd plural simidinizin simitlerinizin 3rd plural simitlerinin simitlerinin

Synonyms

• gevrek (İzmir)

Derived terms

• kandil simidi
• simitçi
• simitçilik

Further reading

• simit on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tr