سیم

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] ((ʾ)sym /⁠(a)sēm⁠/), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”), neuter form of ἄσημος (ásēmos, “pure, unmarked”). Akin to Parthian hsym (hasēm, “silver”), Bactrian σιμινο (simino, “made of silver, silverware”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːm/

Noun

سیم • (sim) (plural سیم‌ها (sim-hâ))

1. silver (coins)
2. wire

Derived terms

• سیمین (simin)
• بی‌سیم (bi-sim)
• سیم‌کشی (sim-keši)
• سیم‌پیچ (sim-pič)
• سیم خاردار (sim-(e)-xârdâr)
• سیم ظرفشویی (sim-(e)-zarfšuyi)

References

• Iranica Online: Greek Loanwords in Middle Iranian Languages

Etymology 2

From سی (si, “thirty”) + م (-om, “-th, -eth (ordinal number suffix))”).

Adjective

سیم • (siyom)

1. thirtieth

Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian 3wm (seyom).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈjom/

Noun

سیم • (seyom)

1. (archaic) third

Synonyms

• سوم (sevvom)