Scimitar in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “scimitar” in Hindi is शंशेरी, pronounced shanasheri — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Classical Persian شمشیر (šamšēr, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
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