Etymology

Saïda

Today it means: A port city in Lebanon, the ancient Sidon, a former city-state in Phoenicia. Full definition →

French Saïda ← Arabic صَيْدَا ← Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ
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Saïda · proper noun1

  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍
  2. Classical Syriac · derived fromܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ
  3. Arabic · derived fromصَيْدَا
  4. French · borrowed fromSaïda
  5. English todaySaïda

From French Saïda, from Arabic صَيْدَا (ṣaydā), from Classical Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/).

Saïda · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromسَعِيدَة
  2. French · borrowed fromSaïda
  3. English todaySaïda

From French Saïda, from Arabic سَعِيدَة (saʕīda).

Words from the same roots

Phoenician𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 all →

Sidon

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