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

 

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)

  1. (dated) wire-drawer, a craftsman who draws gold or silver from a rolling mill
  2. electrician, a craftsman who installs and maintains electric wires and electric equipment
  3. (exercise) cable pull-down
  4. (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete) theif of property
  5. (Classical Persian, otherwise obsolete, figurative) eager in the pursuit of wealth; close-fisted, avaricious
Derived terms
  • سیم‌کشی (sīm-kašī / sim-keši, electrical installation)
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: سیمكش (simkeş)
    • Turkish: simkeş
    • Armenian: Սիմքեշյան (Simkʻešyan)

Etymology 2

Fron سیم (sīm / sim, silver) +‎ کش (kuš / koš, present stem of کشتن (kuštan / koštan, to kill)).

Pronunciation

 

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)

  1. extravagant, profuse, spendthrift

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