Makhaira (μάχαιρα, also transliterated machaira or machaera; an
Ancient Greek word, <
PIE *magh-, "to fight") is a term used by modern scholars to describe a type of ancient bladed weapon, generally a large
knife with a slight backwards curve. In period texts, μάχαιρα has a variety of meanings, and can refer to virtually any knife or sword, even a surgeon's scalpel, but in a martial context it frequently does seem to refer to a type of one-edged, curved sword. Modern scholars distinguish the makhaira from the
kopis (an ancient term of similar meaning) based on the direction of the blade curvature.
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