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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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sitt سِتّ , pl. ‑āt 
ID … • Sw – • BP 2881 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√STː (STT) 
n.f. 
lady – WehrCowan1979. 
▪ According to Youssef2003, the word is from Eg st ‘woman’, but this is little likely.
▪ So perhaps short for sayyidaẗ, via st.const. sayyidat‑ with a > i under the influence of yyi, ellipse of a/i in the ending, and assimilation of d to t.
▪ Orel&Stolbova1994#2306: protSem *šitt‑ ‘lady’ < AfrAs *süt‑ ‘woman’.
 
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▪ Orel&Stolbova1994#2306: Ug št ‘lady’. – Outside Sem: (Berb) Kby suτ ‘woman’, (WCh) sut ‘sister’ in 1 lang), (CCh) suti ‘girl’) in 1 lang.
 
▪ According to Youssef2003, the word is from Eg st ‘woman’, but this is little likely.
▪ So perhaps short for sayyidaẗ (↗sayyid), via a st.const. form like sayyidaẗ-ī ‘my lady’ > *sīdaẗ-ī > *sīdẗ-ī > *sidẗ-ī > sitt-ī, without pron.suff. sitt ?
▪ Orel&Stolbova1994#2306: protSem *šitt‑ ‘lady’, protBerb *sut‑ ‘woman’, protWCh *sut‑ ‘sister’, CCh *sut‑ ‘girl’, all from AfrAs *süt‑ ‘woman’.
 
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► sitt al-ḥusn, n., a variety of morning-glory (Ipomoea caïrica Webb; bot.); also = belladonna, deadly nightshade (bot.) 
STR ستر 
ID – • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 27Mar2023
√STR 
“root” 
▪ STR_1 ‘...’ ↗...
▪ STR_2 ‘...’ ↗...
▪ STR_3 ‘...’ ↗...

♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘to cover, conceal, hide; to take cover; veil, covering’ 
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SǦD سجد 
ID … • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√SǦD 
“root” 
▪ SǦD_1 ‘…’ ↗…
▪ SǦD_2 ‘…’ ↗…

♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘prostrating with the forehead touching the ground; submission; adoration; worship’ 
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▪ Engl masjid, mosque ↗masǧid. 
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