צד

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /t͡sad/

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ד־ד (ts-d-d)
5 terms

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

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	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 (ts-y-d)
5 terms

Verb

צָד • (tsad) (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	positive	צוּד	צוּדִי	צוּדוּ	צודנה / צֹדְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ 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

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

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