צד

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sad/

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ד־ד (ṣ-d-d)

Likely related to Arabic ضد (ḍadd).

Noun

צַד • (tsád) m (plural indefinite צְדָדִים or צִדִּים, singular construct צַד־, plural construct צִדֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (literally) A side.
2. (figuratively) A side, an aspect; a viewpoint.

   הצד החיובי ― hatsád hakhiyuví ― the bright side (literally, “the positive side”)

   מצד אחד, […]; מצד שני\אחר, […]

   mitsád ekhád, […]; mitsád shení/akhér, […]

   On the one hand, […]; on the other hand, […]

   (literally, “From one side, […]; from another side, […]”)

Declension

Declension of צַד

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	צַד	first	צִדִּי		צִדֵּנוּ
	definite	הַצַּד	second	צִדְּךָ	צִדֵּךְ	צִדְּכֶם	צִדְּכֶן
	construct	צַד־	third	צִדּוֹ	צִדָּהּ	צִדָּם	צִדָּן
plural	indefinite	צְדָדִים	first	צדדיי / צְדָדַי		צְדָדֵינוּ
	definite	הַצְּדָדִים	second	צְדָדֶיךָ	צדדייך / צְדָדַיִךְ	צִדְדֵיכֶם	צִדְדֵיכֶן
	construct	צִדְדֵי־	third	צְדָדָיו	צְדָדֶיהָ	צִדְדֵיהֶם	צִדְדֵיהֶן
plural	indefinite	צִדִּים	first	צדיי / צִדַּי		צִדֵּינוּ
	definite	הַצִּדִּים	second	צִדֶּיךָ	צדייך / צִדַּיִךְ	צִדֵּיכֶם	צִדֵּיכֶן
	construct	צִדֵּי־	third	צִדָּיו	צִדֶּיהָ	צִדֵּיהֶם	צִדֵּיהֶן

References

• H6654 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
צ־י־ד (ṣ-y-d)

Verb

צָד • (tsad) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לָצוּד, future יָצוּד, imperative צוּד)

1. to hunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָצוּד action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צַדְתִּי		צַדְנוּ
	second	צַדְתָּ	צַדְתְּ	צַדְתֶּם	צַדְתֶּן
	third	צָד	צָדָה	צָדוּ
present		צָד	צָדָה	צָדִים	צָדוֹת
future	first	אָצוּד		נָצוּד
	second	תָּצוּד	תָּצוּדִי	תָּצוּדוּ	תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה1
	third	יָצוּד	תָּצוּד	יָצוּדוּ	תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה1
imperative		צוּד	צוּדִי	צוּדוּ	צודנה / צֹדְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• צייד / צַיָּד
• מָצוֹד
• צַיִד

Persian

Etymology

Use of the letter צ instead of ס for /s/ is an orthographic borrowing from the Arabic script.

Numeral

צד • (sad)

1. Judeo-Persian spelling of صد (sad).
   • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:

     נכרדה או וֿפֿא בא אהל דווראן
     שכסתה צד הזאראן עהד ופיימאן

     na-karde u vafâ bâ ahl-e dowrân
     šekaste sad hezârân ahd o peymân

     She has never been faithful to people of the world,
     Breaking a hundred thousand promises and pacts.

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צד (tsád).

Noun

צד • (tsad) m, plural צדדים (tsdodim)

1. side, party
2. faction

   Synonyms: פֿראַקציע (fraktsye), כּיתּה (kite), גרופּע (grupe), סעקטע (sekte)

3. (linguistics) person

   Synonym: פּערזאָן (perzon)

Derived terms

• פֿון איין צד (fun eyn tsad, “unilateral”)
• האָבן אַ צד אין באָד (hobn a tsad in bod, “to be in the picture”)
• צדדימדיק (tsdodimdik)
• צד־⁠השװה (tsad-hashove, “common ground”)
• צד אין טיש (tsad in tish, “influence, pull”)
• צד־פּאַפּיר (tsad-papir, “(law) brief”)
• צד־⁠שכּנגד (tsad-shekeneged, “opponent, opposing party”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “צד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “side”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN