Sayyid

English

Alternative forms

• Saiid, Saiyid, Sayed, Sayeed, Sayid, Sayyad, Syed, Seyed, Seyyed, Seyyid, Seyyit

Etymology

From Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “Master, Lord, the nobleman”).

Proper noun

Sayyid (countable and uncountable, plural Sayyids)

1. A male given name from Arabic

Noun

Sayyid (plural Sayyids)

1. (Islam) An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
2. Arabic equivalent of English Mr. Sir Lord Master Nobleman; masculine of Syeda

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: سَيِّد (sayyid)
• Bengali: সৈয়দ (bn) (śōiẏod)
• Persian: سیّد (fa), سید (fa)
• Turkish: Seyyid (tr), Seyyit
• Urdu: سید (sed)

Related terms

• El Cid
• Syeda (f.)