sayyid (Arabic title of respect

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• sayyid — /sah yid, say id/, n. 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. [1780 90; < Ar:… …   Universalium

• Sayyid — For the Lost character, please see Sayid Jarrah Sayyid ( ar. سيد) (plural Saadah) is an honorific title that is given to males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who… …   Wikipedia

• Title — For other uses, see Title (disambiguation). A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone s name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted… …   Wikipedia

• Zina (Arabic) — Zina ( ar. الزناء) in Islam is extramarital sex and premarital sex. Islamic law prescribes punishments for Muslim men and women for the act of Zina. Islamic law considers this prohibition to be for the protection of men and women and for the… …   Wikipedia

• Islāmic world — Introduction  prehistory and history of the Islamic community.       Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …   Universalium

• List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …   Wikipedia

• Sidi — is a masculine title of respect in Western Arabic language and Egyptian Arabic ( sayyid in other dialects) equivalent to modern popular usage of the English Mr.. It is also used in other Arabic dialects, such as Eastern Arabic, as well as by… …   Wikipedia

• sidi — I. ˈsēdē noun ( s) Etymology: Arabic (in India and Africa) sīdī, from sayyidī my lord, from sayyid lord 1. : an African Muslim holding a high position under a King of the Deccan used as a title of respect 2. India & …   Useful english dictionary

• Siddis of Karnataka — The Siddhis of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು) are a tribe of African descent that has made Karnataka their home for the last 400 years. There is a 50,000 strong Siddhi population across India, of which more than a third live in Karnataka …   Wikipedia

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium