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Seyed

/seɪˈjɛd/

Seyed is the alternative form of Sayyid.

Meaning of Sayyid

Noun

Sayyid (plural Sayyids)

  1. An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
  2. Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

See all 3 meanings of Sayyid

Proper noun

Seyed

  1. A male given name from Persian, variant of Sayyid

Forms of Seyed

pluralSeyeds

Origin of Seyed

Borrowed from Iranian Persian سید (seyyed), from Classical Persian سَیِّد (sayyid), from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid).

Phrases with Seyed

Words that rhyme with Seyed

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Questions about Seyed

What does Seyed mean?
Seyed means a male given name from Persian, variant of Sayyid.
What is Seyed the alternative form of?
Seyed is the alternative form of Sayyid.
What part of speech is Seyed?
Seyed is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seyed?
Seyed is pronounced /seɪˈjɛd/.

Words near Seyed in the dictionary

  1. Seychellois Creole
  2. Seyches
  3. seyde
  4. Seydou
  5. seye
  6. Seyed
  7. Seyed Mohyeddin
  8. Seyeds
  9. Seyer
  10. Seyers
  11. Seyfert

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Seyed (page history and authors); Sayyid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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