ست

See also: شپ, سپ, and شب

Arabic

Numeral

سِتّ (sitt) f (masculine سِتَّة (sitta))

  1. feminine of سِتَّة (sitta, six)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). Through sáyyida → sīda → siditi → sídti → sítti → sitt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sitːˈ]

Noun

ست • (sitt) f

pl ستات (síttāt)
  1. woman
    وبيقولوا ان الست اللى فى الصورة دى اسمها الحاجة زينب وعندها 82 سنة.
    wi-bíyʾūlu ʾin ʾis-sitt ʾílli fiṣ-ṣūra di ʾísm-aha ʾil-ḥágga zēnab wi-ʿánd-aha ʾítnēn wi támanīn sana.
    They say that the woman that's in this picture is called El-Hajjah Zainab and she is 82 years old.
  2. Mrs, Miss, lady (title for a woman)
  3. grandmother

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ست الحبايب (sitt ʾil-ḥabāyib)
  • ست الحصن (sitt ʾil-ḥuṣn)
  • ستاتى (síttāti)
  • ستو (síttu)

Sindhi

Numeral

ست (sata)

  1. seven
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