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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