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simit

simit noun: a ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

simit: a ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds
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Noun

simit (plural simits)

  1. A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

simit meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

simit in Arabic

ring-shaped bread roll
سَمِيط samīṭ, سَمِيت samīt

simit in Malay

ring-shaped bread roll
simit

simit in Indonesian

ring-shaped bread roll
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Forms of simit

pluralsimits

Origin of simit

Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Classical Persian سَمِید (samīd, “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”).

Questions about simit

What does simit mean?
Simit means a ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
What is simit in Arabic?
Simit in Arabic is سَمِيط (samīṭ), سَمِيت (samīt). See Simit meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is simit?
Simit is a noun.
What is the plural of simit?
The plural of simit is simits.

Words near simit in the dictionary

  1. Simionescu
  2. simiophagic
  3. simious
  4. simiousness
  5. simis
  6. simit
  7. simitar
  8. simitars
  9. Simitis
  10. simits
  11. simjacking

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