صيدون
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]صَيْدُون • (ṣaydūn) f
- Archaic form of صَيْدَا (ṣaydā).
- Ancient Phoenician port city of Sidon.