شیدا
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”).
For the semantic shift, compare مجنون (majnun, “mad, insane; enamored”), which is from جن (jinn, “demon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃaj.ˈdaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäj.d̪ɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃej.d̪ɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäj.d̪ɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šaydā |
| Dari reading? | šaydā |
| Iranian reading? | šeydâ |
| Tajik reading? | šaydo |
Adjective
| Dari | شیدا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шайдо |
شیدا • (šeydâ) (comparative شیداتَر, superlative شیداتَرین)
Derived terms
- شیدایی (šeydâyi)
- شیدایانه (šeydâyâne)
Noun
شیدا • (šeydâ) (plural شیدایان)
- (poetic) lover
Synonyms
- مجنون (majnun)
Proper noun
شیدا • (šeydâ)
- a female given name, Sheyda, Shayda, or Sheida
- a surname
Descendants
- → Urdu: شیدا (śaidā)
References
- “šd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شیدا (šaydā, “mad, insane; enamored”).
For the semantic sense of "mad, crazy; enamored, infatuated", compare دیوانہ (dīvāna). Both stemming from etymological meanings of "demonic" and "crazy", but being poetically used for "love" and "infatuation", especially in Sufi mysticism.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɛː.d̪ɑː/
Adjective
شیدا • (śaidā)
Noun
شیدا • (śaidā) m or f
- lover
- میری شیدا نے مجھے ہونٹوں پر بوسہ دیا
- merī śaidā ne mujhe honṭõ par bosa diyā
- my lover kissed me on the lips
- madman
Derived terms
- شَیدائی (śaidā'ī, “insanity; infatuation”)
- والَہ و شَیدا (vāla-o-śaidā, “head over heels”)
References
- “شیدا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “شیدا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “شیدا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “شیدا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.