سیمکش
See also: سیمكش and ستمکش
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Fron سیم (sīm / sim, “cable, silver”) + کش (kaš / keš, present stem of کشیدن (kašīdan / kešidan, “to pull, to take”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /siːm.ˈkaʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [siːm.kʰäʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [siːm.kʰʲeʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sim.kʰäʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sīm-kaš |
| Dari reading? | sīm-kaš |
| Iranian reading? | sim-keš |
| Tajik reading? | sim-kaš |
Noun
سیمکش • (sīm-kaš / sim-keš) (Tajik spelling симкаш)
- (dated) wire-drawer, a craftsman who draws gold or silver from a rolling mill
- electrician, a craftsman who installs and maintains electric wires and electric equipment
- (exercise) cable pull-down
- (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete) theif of property
- (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete, figurative) eager in the pursuit of wealth; close-fisted, avaricious
Derived terms
- سیمکشی (sīm-kašī / sim-keši, “electrical installation”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Fron سیم (sīm / sim, “silver”) + کش (kuš / koš, present stem of کشتن (kuštan / koštan, “to kill”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /siːm.ˈkuʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [siːm.kʰʊʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [siːm.kʰoʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sim.kʰuʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sīm-kuš |
| Dari reading? | sīm-kuš |
| Iranian reading? | sim-koš |
| Tajik reading? | sim-kuš |
Noun
سیمکش • (sīm-kuš / sim-koš) (Tajik spelling симкуш) (figurative, Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete)
Further reading
- Coletti, Alessandro; Grünbaum, Hanne (2006), “سیمکش”, in Dizionario Persiano-Italiano (in Italian), Rome: Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 474a
- Johnson, Francis (1852), “سیمکش”, in A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English, London: Wm. H. Allen and Co., page 729b
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سیم کش”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 718b
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “سیمکش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.