صيدا

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Classical Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon) from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/). Cognate with Aramaic ܨܝܕܘܢ (ṣīdōn), Hebrew צִידוֹן (ṣīḏōn), Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), Latin Sīdōn.

Proper noun

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صَيْدَا • (Ṣaydā) f

  1. Saïda (a city in Lebanon), the ancient Sidon (a former city-state in Phoenicia)

Descendants

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  • → Ottoman Turkish: صیدا (Sayda)
    • Turkish: Sayda
  • French: Saïda

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