شیدا

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Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”).

For the semantic shift, compare مجنون (majnun, “mad, insane; enamored”), which is from جن (jinn, “demon”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šaydā
Dari reading? šaydā
Iranian reading? šeydâ
Tajik reading? šaydo

Adjective

Dari شیدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik шайдо

شیدا • (šeydâ) (comparative شیداتَر (šeydâ-tar), superlative شیداتَرین (šeydâ-tarin))

  1. (archaic, poetic, literary) mad, insane
  2. (poetic) enamored, enamoured

Derived terms

Noun

شیدا • (šeydâ) (plural شیدایان (šeydâyân))

  1. (poetic) lover

Synonyms

Proper noun

شیدا • (šeydâ)

  1. a female given name, Sheyda, Shayda, or Sheida
  2. a surname

Descendants

  • → Urdu: شیدا (śaidā)

References

  • “šd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیدا (šaydā, “mad, insane; enamored”).

For the semantic sense of "mad, crazy; enamored, infatuated", compare دیوانہ (dīvāna). Both stemming from etymological meanings of "demonic" and "crazy", but being poetically used for "love" and "infatuation", especially in Sufi mysticism.

Pronunciation

Adjective

شیدا • (śaidā) ?

  1. enamored, infatuated; deeply in love
  2. mad, crazy

Noun

شیدا • (śaidā) ?

  1. lover
    میری شیدا نے مجھے ہونٹوں پر بوسہ دیا
    merī śaidā ne mujhe honṭõ par bosa diyā
    my lover kissed me on the lips

Derived terms

References

  • “شیدا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “شیدا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “شیدا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • “شیدا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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