See also: سعید

Arabic

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Root
س ع د (s ʕ d)
9 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb سَعِدَ (saʕida, to become happy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.ʕiːd/
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Adjective

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سَعِيد (saʕīd) (feminine سَعِيدَة (saʕīda), masculine plural سَعِيدُون (saʕīdūn) or سُعَدَاء (suʕadāʔ) or سُعُد (suʕud), feminine plural سَعِيدَات (saʕīdāt), elative أَسْعَد (ʔasʕad))

  1. happy, cheerful, joyous
    Antonym: شَقِيّ (šaqiyy)
  2. lucky

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Descendants

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  • Persian: سَعید (sa'id)

Proper noun

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سَعِيد (saʕīdm

  1. a male given name, Said
  2. a surname

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
س ع د
2 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).

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Adjective

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سعيد (saʕīd) (feminine سعيدة (saʕīde), common plural سعيدين (saʕīdīn), elative أسعد (ʔasʕad))

  1. happy (used in wishes and describing things)
    Antonym: حزين (ḥazīn)
    القصة إلها نهاية سعيدة.
    il-ʔuṣṣa ʔilha nihāye saʕīde
    The story has a happy end.
    نهارك سعيد!nhārak saʕīd!Have a nice day!

See also

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  • مبسوط (mabsūṭ, happy, glad (of people))
  • فرحان (farḥān, happy, pleased (of people))