sitty

English

Etymology

Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic ستّ or a related term.

Noun

sitty

1. (usually capitalized, as a title) Grandmother (in Arabic contexts).
   • 2021 March 2, Linda Sarsour, We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance, 37 Ink, →ISBN, page 53:

     ... Sitty Halima seemed to grow stronger. Despite being in constant pain, she was determined that Hanady and I should enjoy what would turn out to be our last summer in her company. I learned from my aunt that in fact, Sitty Halima did not […]

   • 2021 October 23, Esther Farmer, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Sarah Sills, A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 184:

     After Israel banned Representative Rashida Tlaib from visiting her sitty (grandmother) in the West Bank in 2019, #MyPalestinianSitty trended on social media as Palestinians shared stories honoring their fierce grandmothers.