ست

سِتٌّ ذ : see سِتَّةٌ, of which it is the fem. ― -b2- سِتِّى said to a woman means, (K, TA,) accord. to the explanation of IAmb, (TA,) يَا سِتَّ جِهَاتِى [ O thou who occupiest the six places in relation to me; or, who art above me, below me, before me, behind me, on my right, and on my left ]: (K, TA:) as though alluding to her holding the speaker in her possession: (TA:) or it is an incorrect expression; (K;) or it is vulgar, and held in low estimation; (IAar, TA;) and is correctly سَيِّدَتِى [ my lady, or my mistress ]: (K:) it may be regarded as a contraction of سَيِّدَتِى, accord. to Esh-Shiháb El-Kásimee: (TA:) and Es-seyyid 'Eesà Es-Safawee says that it should not be restricted to the class of expression used as vocatives. (MF, TA.)