Sidon
/ˈsaɪ.dən/
Sidon proper noun: former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.
Proper noun
Sidon
- Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.
Sidon meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian
Sidon in Malayalam
- city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
- സൈദാൻ saidāṉ
Sidon in Arabic
- city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
- صَيْدَا ṣaydā
Sidon in Indonesian
- city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
- Sidon
Sidon in Persian
- city state of Phoenicia — see also Saïda
- صیدا Seydâ
Origin of Sidon
From Latin Sidon and Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).
Words formed from Sidon
Words that rhyme with Sidon
Questions about Sidon
- What does Sidon mean?
- Sidon means former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.
- What is Sidon in Malayalam?
- Sidon in Malayalam is സൈദാൻ (saidāṉ). See Sidon meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is Sidon?
- Sidon is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sidon?
- Sidon is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.dən/.
Words near Sidon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Sidon (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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