Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seyed

/seɪˈjɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: seyed
IPA: /seɪˈjɛd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Sayyid.

name

A male given name from Persian, variant of Sayyid

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian سید (seyyed), from Classical Persian سَیِّد (sayyid), from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سَیِّد, سَيِّد

Inflected Forms

Seyeds (plural)

Rhymes With

said read head red instead lead dead led bed ahead spread ed

Questions

How do you pronounce seyed?: The recorded pronunciation is /seɪˈjɛd/.
What does seyed mean?: Alternative form of Sayyid.
Where does seyed come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce seyed

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