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Sayyid

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “Master, Lord, the nobleman”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَيِّد (sayyid) — Translations
  • Bengali: সৈয়দ (śōiẏod) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽義德 /赛义德 (sàiyìdé) — Translations
  • Hindi: सैयद (saiyad) — Translations
  • Japanese: サイイド (saiido) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: сейит (seyit) — Translations
  • Persian: سیّد — Translations
  • Persian: سید — Translations
  • Turkish: seyit — Translations
  • Urdu: سید (sed) — Translations
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