ست

See also: شپ‎, سپ‎, and شب‎

Arabic

Numeral

سِتّ • (sitt) f (masculine سِتَّة‎ (sitta))

1. feminine of سِتَّة‎ (sitta, “six”)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sitːˈ]

Noun

ست • (sitt) f (plural ستات‎ (síttāt))

1. woman

   ‏وبيقولوا ان الست اللى فى الصورة دى اسمها الحاجة زينب وعندها 82 سنة.‎‎

   wi-bíyʾūlu ʾin ʾis-sitt ʾílli fiṣ-ṣūra di ʾísm-aha ʾil-ḥágga zēnab wi-ʿánd-aha ʾítnēn wi támanīn sana.

   They say that the woman that's in this picture is called El-Hajjah Zainab and she is 82 years old.

2. Mrs, Miss, lady (title for a woman)
3. grandmother

Synonyms

• مرة‎ (mára)
• حرمة‎ (ḥúrma)
• ولية‎ (wíliyya)
• امرأة‎ (ʾímraʾa)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ست الحبايب‎ (sitt ʾil-ḥabāyib)
• ست الحصن‎ (sitt ʾil-ḥuṣn)

• ستاتى‎ (síttāti)
• ستو‎ (síttu)

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Sindhi

Numeral

ست (sata)

1. seven