Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Akkadian𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯“to grind fine”
- Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯“a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”
- Aramaicסְמִידָא
- Arabicسَمِيد“semolina”
- Classical Persianسَمِید“semolina”
- Ottoman Turkishسمید
- Turkishsimit“simit”
- Englishsimit
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”).
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Arabic سَمِيط, سَمِيت
- سَمِيط (samīṭ)ring-shaped bread roll
- سَمِيت (samīt)ring-shaped bread roll
Bulgarian гевре́к, сими́д
- гевре́к (gevrék)ring-shaped bread roll
- сими́д (simíd)ring-shaped bread roll
French simit, coulouri
- simitring-shaped bread roll
- coulouriring-shaped bread roll
German Simit, Sesamring
- Simitring-shaped bread roll
- Sesamringring-shaped bread roll
- Sesamkringelring-shaped bread roll
Greek κουλούρι
- κουλούρι (kouloúri)ring-shaped bread roll
Indonesian simit
- simitring-shaped bread roll
Malay simit
- simitring-shaped bread roll
Polish simit
- simitring-shaped bread roll
Romanian covrig, simit
- covrigring-shaped bread roll
- simitring-shaped bread roll
Russian сими́т, кре́ндель
- сими́т (simít)ring-shaped bread roll
- кре́ндель (kréndelʹ)ring-shaped bread roll
Turkish simit, simet
- simitring-shaped bread roll
- simetring-shaped bread roll
- gevrekring-shaped bread roll
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Cite this entry
simit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simit
“simit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simit.
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