صيدون

Arabic

Etymology

Classical Arabic, from Classical Syriac ⁧ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ⁩ (ṣaydon) from Phoenician ⁧𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍⁩ (ṣydwn /⁠ṣīdūn⁠/). Cognate with Aramaic ⁧ܨܝܕܘܢ⁩ (ṣīdōn), Hebrew ⁧צִידוֹן⁩ (ṣīḏōn), Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), Latin Sīdōn.

Proper noun

⁧صَيْدُون⁩ • (ṣaydūn) f

  1. Archaic form of ⁧صَيْدَا⁩ (ṣaydā).
  2. Ancient Phoenician port city of Sidon.
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