صيدا

See also: صیدا

Arabic

Etymology

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

صَيْدَا • (Ṣaydā) f

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

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْدَا (Ṣaydā), from صَيْدُون (Ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (Ṣaydon), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠Ṣīdūn⁠/).

Proper noun

صيدا • (Sayda)

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

Descendants
  • Turkish: Sayda

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Sayda”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 668
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