sayyid
[sah-yid, sey-id]
- (in Islamic countries) a supposed descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hussein, the second son of his daughter Fatima.
- a title of respect, especially for royal personages.
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Origin of sayyid
1780–90; < Arabic: lord
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Contemporary Examples
The best known was Brotherhood alumnus Sayyid Qutb, whom the Egyptian state executed in 1966.
Historical Examples
At the same moment arrived Sayyid Qsim, the commandant of Pp!
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
This may be the one with which Sayyid Dakn was concerned (f. 346).
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
This was the reform in Islam led by Sayyid Ahmad16 and his followers.
His tutor, Sayyid Mamd,482 presumably was a Sha; through this he himself became infected by that heresy.
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
Sayyid Qsim must have lain down carelessly to sleep, without setting a watch.
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
sayyid
sayid said
- a Muslim claiming descent from Mohammed's grandson Husain
- a Muslim honorary title
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Word Origin
C17: from Arabic: lord
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Word Origin and History for sayyid
also sayid, Islamic title of honor, applied to descendants of Hussein, Muhammad's grandson, 1788, from Arabic sayyid "lord, chief," perhaps literally "speaker, spokesman."
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