Definition
A Muslim title of respect for a male descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, used in Islamic culture.
Etymology
From Arabic 'sayyid' meaning 'master' or 'lord,' derived from the root meaning 'to lead or govern.' The term gained prominence in Islamic tradition to honor those with noble lineage.
Kelly Says
This title shows how language respects genealogy—in Arab culture, being descended from the Prophet Muhammad is considered so important that it's marked with a special honorific title you carry your whole life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሳይይድ (Sayyid)
sa-i-yid
ARالعربية
سيد (Sayyid)
sa-yid
BNবাংলা
সাইয়েদ (Sayyed)
sa-i-yed
ELΕλληνικά
Σαΐντ (Sayyid)
sa-it
ESEspañol
sayyid
sa-yi-id
FAفارسی
سید (Sayyid)
sa-yid
FRFrançais
sayyid
sa-yi-id
GUGU
સૈયદ (Sayyid)
sa-i-d
HIहिन्दी
सैयद (Sayyid)
sai-yid
IDBahasa Indonesia
sayyid
sa-yid
ITItaliano
sayyid
sa-i-id
JA日本語
サイイド (Saiido)
sai-ido
KKKK
Сайыд (Sayyid)
sa-i-d
KMKM
សៃយីត (Sayyid)
sa-i-yit
KO한국어
사이이드 (Saideu)
sai-deu
MRMR
सय्यद (Sayyid)
sa-i-d
MSBahasa Melayu
sayyid
sa-yid
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်းရာ (Sayinara)
sa-yin-a-ra
NLNederlands
sayyid
sa-yid
PAPA
ਸਾਈਦ (Sayyid)
sa-i-d
PTPortuguês
sayyid
sa-i-yid
RUРусский
саид (said)
said
SWKiswahili
sayyid
sa-yid
TAதமிழ்
சாயித் (Sayyid)
sa-i-th
TEతెలుగు
సాయిద్ (Sayyid)
sa-i-d
THไทย
ไซิด (Saiyid)
sai-yid
UKУкраїнська
саїд (said)
said
URاردو
سيد (Sayyid)
sa-yid
VITiếng Việt
Sayyid
sai-yid
ZH中文
赛义德 (Sàiyìdé)
sai-yi-de