simit
See also: simít
English
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)
- A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
Translations
ring-shaped bread roll
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Turkish
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
Noun
simit (definite accusative simidi, plural simitler)
- 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.
- 2013, Ser Cem, Umut'un Gölgesinde, p. 65:
Declension
Synonyms
- gevrek (İzmir)
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Further reading
simit on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia tr
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