صيدون

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Arabic

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Etymology

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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

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صَيْدُون (ṣaydūnf

  1. Archaic form of صَيْدَا (ṣaydā).
  2. Ancient Phoenician port city of Sidon.