English word origin

Etymology of Saïda

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A port city in Lebanon, the ancient Sidon, a former city-state in Phoenicia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Borrowed-form mentionSaïdafr
Derivation mentionصَيْدَاar
Derivation mentionܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢsyc
Derivation mention𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍phn

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A city, the capital of Saïda, Algeria. · A province of Algeria. Capital: Saïda.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French Saïda, from Arabic سَعِيدَة (saʕīda).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionSaïdafr
Derivation mentionسَعِيدَةar

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