Meanings
proper noun
- A large city and governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
Origin
- FrenchPort-Saïd
- FrenchPort-Saïd
- EnglishPort Said
Borrowed from French Port-Saïd, named after Sa'id of Egypt.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُورْسَعِيد, بُورْ سَعِيد
- بُورْسَعِيد (būrsaʕīd)city in Egypt
- بُورْ سَعِيد (būr saʕīd)city in Egypt
- المدينة الباسلة (al-madīna al-bāsila)city in Egypt
Catalan Port Saïd
- Port Saïdcity in Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 塞得港
- 塞得港 (Sàidégǎng)city in Egypt
French Port-Saïd
- Port-Saïdcity in Egypt
Hindi पोर्ट सईद
- पोर्ट सईद (porṭ saīd)city in Egypt
Italian Porto Said
- Porto Saidcity in Egypt
Japanese ポートサイド, ポート・サイド
- ポートサイド (Pōtosaido)city in Egypt
- ポート・サイド (Pōto saido)city in Egypt
- ポート・サイード (Pōto saīdo)city in Egypt
Russian Порт-Саи́д
- Порт-Саи́д (Port-Saíd)city in Egypt
Spanish Puerto Saíd
- Puerto Saídcity in Egypt
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Port Said
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Port Said. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Said
MLA
“Port Said.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Said. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Said,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Said.
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