سائد

See also: شاید

Arabic

Root
س و د (s-w-d)

Etymology

The active participle of سَادَ (sāda) from the root س و د (s-w-d).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.ʔid/

Adjective

سَائِد • (sāʔid) (feminine سَائِدَة (sāʔida), masculine plural سَائِدُونَ (sāʔidūna) or سَادَة (sāda))

  1. prevailing, predominant
    الْاِنْطِبَاع السَائِد ― al-inṭibāʕ as-sāʔid ― the prevailing perception, predominant impression
  2. (genetics) dominant
    Synonym: مُتَغَلِّب (mutaḡallib)
    Coordinate terms: مُتَنَحٍّ (mutanaḥḥin), صَاغِر (ṣāḡir)
    الجِّين السَائِد ― al-jīn as-sāʔid ― the dominant gene

Declension

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