Meanings
- capitalizedusuallyGrandmother (in Arabic contexts).
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.
2021 October 23, Esther Farmer, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Sarah Sills, A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 1841 more example
... 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 March 2, Linda Sarsour, We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance, 37 Ink, →ISBN, page 53
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- South Levantine Arabicستّ
- Englishsitty
Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic ستّ or a related term.
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Cite this entry
sitty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitty
“sitty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitty.
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