صيدون

Arabic

Etymology

Classical Arabic, from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ‎ (Ṣaydon) from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍‎ (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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