صيدا

العربية

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صيدا

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Incorporated into the standard language from North Levantine Arabic صَيْدَا (ṣaydā), which is perhaps a reshaping of صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn) (itself still the name of a nearby Lebanese village) on the pattern of the many other Levantine and especially Lebanese and Syrian villages whose name ends in ـا (-ā). Ultimately from or cognate to Aramaic ܨܝܕܘܢ (ṣīdōn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon), Hebrew צִידוֹן (ṣīḏōn), Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), Latin Sīdōn.

proper noun صَيْدَا · ṣaydā · صَيْدُون

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

In English

Sidon city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
Saïda port city in Lebanon — see also Sidon

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"صيدا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

صيدا. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7

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"صيدا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صيدا},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}