Sidna

See also: siDNA

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سَيِّدُنَا (sayyidunā, literally “our master”), used among Arabic-speaking Muslims as a general title for prophets and saints. After rechristianization it was probably identified with Latin dominus (noster) and therefore restricted to Jesus. Analyzable as sid +‎ -na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːd.na/

Proper noun

Sidna m

(Christianity) Our Lord (honorific title of Jesus Christ).

Usage notes

As in English, the title usually precedes Sidna Ġesù (“Our Lord Jesus”), but follows Kristu Sidna (“Christ Our Lord”).
Rarely used on its own, where usually it is il-Mulej (“the Lord”).