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سيد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of mastery, leadership, nobility, and authority. It extends to terms for a master, lord, chief, or noble person, and can also refer to a husband or a prominent figure. The root also encompasses the idea of being a leader or a master of something.

Derived headwords

سَيِّدnoun
  1. 1.
    master, lordboth

    A person who has authority or control over others, or who owns something. This can refer to a human master, a divine lord, or a ruler.

  2. 2.
    gentleman, nobleboth

    A man of high social standing, honor, or rank. It implies respectability and eminence.

  3. 3.
    husbandclassical

    A man in relation to his wife. It carries connotations of leadership and authority within the marital relationship.

سِيَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lordship, masteryboth

    The state or condition of being a master or lord; supreme authority or power.

  2. 2.
    sovereigntymodern

    The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. It refers to supreme power or control.

  3. 3.
    nobilityclassical

    The quality of being noble; distinction of character or rank.

سَائِدadjective
  1. 1.
    dominant, prevalentmodern

    Being in control or having influence; widespread or common.

  2. 2.
    masteringclassical

    One who is in the act of mastering or ruling.

تَسْيِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    making someone a masterclassical

    The act of conferring mastery or lordship upon someone; appointing someone as a leader or master.

سَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to rule, to dominateboth

    To exercise power or control; to be in charge or have authority over others.

  2. 2.
    to prevail, to be widespreadmodern

    To be common or frequent; to become generally accepted or established.

  3. 3.
    to be nobleclassical

    To possess qualities of nobility or high status.

مَسْوَدnoun
  1. 1.
    master, lordclassical

    A person who is a master or lord, often used in a respectful or authoritative context.

Parallel reading

وقد ذكرها المصنف، في سعبد، بالموحدة بعد السين.
The author mentioned it in (the entry for the root) سعبد, with a ب after the س.
وسيأتي أيضا ذكرها في: سبذ، بالذال المعجمة.
Its mention will also come later in (the entry for the root) سبذ, with a ذ.
ونسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين.
A group of hadith scholars attributed it to this root.