English
Saiph
Saiph comes from Arabic سَيْف ‘sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَيْفsayf‘sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar’
- EnglishtodaySaiph
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَيْفsayf‘sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar’
- EnglishtodaySaiph
Linked words
through Arabic سَيْف ‘sword, sabre, foil, rapier, scimitar’
Today it means
name A blue star in the constellation Orion; Kappa (κ) Orionis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سَيْف / Saiph