σαμψήρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an Iranian source common to Old Armenian սուսեր (suser, sword), Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērāʾ, sword), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ספסרא, ספסירא (sap̄sērāʾ, sword) and Persian شمشیر (šamšir, sword).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰμψήρᾱ (sampsḗrā) f (genitive σᾰμψήρᾱς); first declension

  1. kind of sword, shamshir

Inflection

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