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say·yid    Audio Help   [sah-yid, sey-id] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.(in Islamic countries) a supposed descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hussein, the second son of his daughter Fatima.
2.a title of respect, esp. for royal personages.
Also, said, sayed, sayid.

[Origin: 1780–90; < Ar: lord]
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say·yid    Audio Help   (sä'yĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Islam
  1. Used as a title and form of address for a male dignitary.
  2. Used as a title for a descendant of the family of Muhammad.


[Arabic, from sāda, to become chief; see swd1 in Semitic roots.]

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sayyid 
Muslim title of honor, applied to descendants of Hussein, Muhammad's grandson, 1788, from Arabic sayyid, lit. "lord, chief."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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