# simit
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Persian سمید (semid, “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”).

### Noun

simit (plural simits)
* A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

#### Further reading

* Simit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* mitis

## Fiji Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cement.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪmɪt/

### Noun

simit
* cement

### References

* Fiji Hindi Dictionary

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish simit, from Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Persian سمید (semid, “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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsi.mit/, [ˈsi.mɪt̪̚]
* Rhymes: -mɪt
* Hyphenation: si‧mit

### Noun

simit (plural simit-simit)
* (cooking) simit: A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds

### Further reading

* “simit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Persian سمید (semid, “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”).

### Noun

simit m (plural simiți)
* simit

#### Related terms

* simigiu
* simigerie

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Persian سمید (semid, “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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈmit/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

simit (definite accusative simidi, plural simitler)
* A bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
** 2013, Ser Cem, Umut'un Gölgesinde, page 65:Yanımda oturanlar vapura eşlik eden martılara parça simitler atıyorlardı. Martılar ustalıkla, daha simitler suya düşmeden havada yakalayıp yutuyorlardı.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* life buoy, life preserver
* (archaic) rosco

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
simit
simitler
definite accusative
simidi
simitleri
dative
simide
simitlere
locative
simitte
simitlerde
ablative
simitten
simitlerden
genitive
simidin
simitlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
simidim
simitlerim
2nd singular
simidin
simitlerin
3rd singular
simidi
simitleri
1st plural
simidimiz
simitlerimiz
2nd plural
simidiniz
simitleriniz
3rd plural
simitleri
simitleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
simidimi
simitlerimi
2nd singular
simidini
simitlerini
3rd singular
simidini
simitlerini
1st plural
simidimizi
simitlerimizi
2nd plural
simidinizi
simitlerinizi
3rd plural
simitlerini
simitlerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
simidime
simitlerime
2nd singular
simidine
simitlerine
3rd singular
simidine
simitlerine
1st plural
simidimize
simitlerimize
2nd plural
simidinize
simitlerinize
3rd plural
simitlerine
simitlerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
simidimde
simitlerimde
2nd singular
simidinde
simitlerinde
3rd singular
simidinde
simitlerinde
1st plural
simidimizde
simitlerimizde
2nd plural
simidinizde
simitlerinizde
3rd plural
simitlerinde
simitlerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
simidimden
simitlerimden
2nd singular
simidinden
simitlerinden
3rd singular
simidinden
simitlerinden
1st plural
simidimizden
simitlerimizden
2nd plural
simidinizden
simitlerinizden
3rd plural
simitlerinden
simitlerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
simidimin
simitlerimin
2nd singular
simidinin
simitlerinin
3rd singular
simidinin
simitlerinin
1st plural
simidimizin
simitlerimizin
2nd plural
simidinizin
simitlerinizin
3rd plural
simitlerinin
simitlerinin :

#### Synonyms

* (dialectal, İzmir) gevrek

#### Derived terms

* kandil simidi
* simitçi
* simitçilik

### Further reading

* “simit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “simit”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı