ست

See also: شپ, سپ, and شب

Arabic

Numeral

سِتّ • (sitt) m (feminine سِتَّة (sitta))

1. masculine of سِتَّة (sitta, “six”)

Descendants

• Maltese: sitt

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sitt/, [sɪtː] (before a vowel), [ˈsɪtːe] (before a consonant), [set] (sentence-final)

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِتّ (sitt).

Adjective

ستّ • (sitt)

1. six

Related terms

• ستّة (sitta, “six”) (numeral)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyidat, “lady”, informal construct pronunciation).

Noun

ست • (sitt) f (plural ستّات (sittāt))

1. woman
2. (obsolete) Mrs, Miss, lady (title for a woman)

   الستّ ― is-sitt ― nickname for Umm Kalthoum (literally, “the Lady”)

3. (construct state, informal) grandmother

   Synonyms: تيتة (tēta), جدّة (gidda)

   ستّي ― sitti ― My grandmother

Synonyms

• واحدة (waḥda, “someone”, feminine)
• مرة (mara), حرمة (ḥurma, “woman, broad”) (derogatory)
• وليّة (wiliyya) (rude)

Coordinate terms

• راجل (rāgil, “man”)
• بنت (bint, “girl”)
• ولد (walad, “boy”)

Derived terms

• ستّو (sittu, “grammy”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sitt/, [sɪt]

Noun

ست • (sitt) f (construct state سِتُّو (sittu), plural سِتَّات (sittāt), masculine سيد (sīd))

1. grandmother

   Synonym: جَدّة (jadda)

Related terms

• ستيتة (stēta, “older sister, older aunt”)

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Cognate with Assamese সাত (xat), Bengali সাত (śat), English seven, Gujarati સાત (sāt), Hindustani सात (sāt) / سات (sāt), Persian هفت, Russian семь (semʹ), Sindhi ست (sata), Sylheti ꠢꠣꠔ (hat), and others.

Numeral

سَتّ (satt)

1. seven

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (satta), from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattvá)

Adjective

سَتّ • (satt) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਤ)

1. true, correct
2. genuine

Noun

سَتّ • (satt) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਤ)

1. truth
2. fact
3. reality

Declension

Declension of ست

	singular	plural
direct	سَتّ (satt)	سَتّ (satt)
oblique	سَتّ (satt)	سَتّاں (sattāṉ)
vocative	سَتّا (sattā)	سَتّو (satto)
ablative	سَتّوں (sattoṉ)	سَتّاں (sattāṉ)
locative	سَتّے (satte)	سَتِّیں (sattiīṉ)
instrumental	سَتّوں (sattoṉ)	–

Etymology 2

Numeral

سَتّ • (satt) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਤ)

1. seven

Saraiki

Saraiki numbers ^(edit)

	70
←  6	۷ 7	8  →
Cardinal: سَت (sat)     Ordinal: سَتْوَاں (satvāṉ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Cognate with Assamese সাত (xat), Bengali সাত (śat), English seven, Gujarati સાત (sāt), Hindustani सात (sāt) / سات (sāt), Persian هفت, Russian семь (semʹ), Sindhi ست (sata), Sylheti ꠢꠣꠔ (hat), and others.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sət̪/

Numeral

سَتّ (satt)

1. seven

Shina

Shina numbers ^(edit)

←  6	7	8  →
Cardinal: ست

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌt/

Numeral

ست (sat)

1. seven

Sindhi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan).

Numeral

ست • (sata)

1. seven

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sit/, [sɪt]

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Etymology 1

Possibly from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). Through sáyyida → sīda → siditi → sídti → sítti → sitt.

Noun

ستّ • (sitt) f (plural ستّات (sittāt), masculine سيد (sīd))

1. lady, woman

   Synonym: مرة (mara)

2. grandmother

   Synonyms: جدّة (jidde), تيتا (tēta, “grandma”)

   ستّي ― sitti ― My grandmother

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِتّ (sitt), feminine of سِتَّة (sitta).

Numeral

ست • (sitt)

1. construct state of ستة (sitte)

Ushojo

Noun

ست (sat)

1. peeled sponge
2. near