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saïda

/ˈsaɪ.də/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sai-da
IPA
/ˈsaɪ.də/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A city, the capital of Saïda, Algeria.

name

A province of Algeria. Capital: Saïda.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Saïda, صَيْدَا, ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ, 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍, سَعِيدَة

Inflected Forms

Saida (alternative) Sayda (alternative)

Synonyms

Sidon Saida

Questions

How do you pronounce saïda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.də/.
What does saïda mean?
A port city in Lebanon, the ancient Sidon, a former city-state in Phoenicia.
Where does saïda come from?
It is traced to French.

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