צד

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ד־ד (ts-d-d)

Likely related to Arabic ضد (ḍadd).

Noun

צַד • (tsád) m (plural indefinite צְדָדִים or צִדִּים, singular construct צַד־, plural construct צִדֵּי־)

  1. (literally) A side.
  2. (figuratively) A side, an aspect; a viewpoint.
    הצד החיובי ― hatsád hakhiyuví ― the bright side (literally, “the positive side”)
    מצד אחד, […]; מצד שני\אחר, […]
    mitsád ekhád, ; mitsád shení/akhér, 
    On the one hand, ; on the other hand, 
    (literally, “From one side, ; from another side, ”)
Declension
Declension of צַד
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite צַד first צִדִּי צִדֵּנוּ
definite הַצַּד second צִדְּךָ צִדֵּךְ צִדְּכֶם צִדְּכֶן
construct צַד־ third צִדּוֹ צִדָּהּ צִדָּם צִדָּן
plural indefinite צְדָדִים first צדדיי / צְדָדַי צְדָדֵינוּ
definite הַצְּדָדִים second צְדָדֶיךָ צדדייך / צְדָדַיִךְ צִדְדֵיכֶם צִדְדֵיכֶן
construct צִדְדֵי־ third צְדָדָיו צְדָדֶיהָ צִדְדֵיהֶם צִדְדֵיהֶן
plural indefinite צִדִּים first צדיי / צִדַּי צִדֵּינוּ
definite הַצִּדִּים second צִדֶּיךָ צדייך / צִדַּיִךְ צִדֵּיכֶם צִדֵּיכֶן
construct צִדֵּי־ third צִדָּיו צִדֶּיהָ צִדֵּיהֶם צִדֵּיהֶן
References

Etymology 2

Root
צ־י־ד (ts-y-d)

Verb

צָד • (tsad) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָצוּד, future יָצוּד, imperative צוּד)

  1. to hunt
Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

Use of the letter צ instead of ס for /s/ is an orthographic borrowing from the Arabic script.

Numeral

צד • (sad)

  1. Judeo-Persian spelling of صد (sad).
    • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:
      נכרדה או וֿפֿא בא אהל דווראן
      שכסתה צד הזאראן עהד ופיימאן
      na-karde u vafâ bâ ahl-e dowrân
      šekaste sad hezârân ahd o peymân
      She has never been faithful to people of the world,
      Breaking a hundred thousand promises and pacts.

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צד (tsád).

Noun

צד • (tsad) m, plural צדדים (tsdodim)

  1. side, party
  2. faction
    Synonyms: פֿראַקציע (fraktsye), כּיתּה (kite), גרופּע (grupe), סעקטע (sekte)
  3. (linguistics) person
    Synonym: פּערזאָן (perzon)

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “צד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “side”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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