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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