شیدا

شیدا

Persian

Etymology

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

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /ʃæjˈdɒː/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃejˈdɒː/

Adjective

Dari	شیدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шайдо (šaydo)

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

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

Derived terms

• شیدایی‎ (šeydâyi)
• شیدایانه‎ (šeydâyâne)

Noun

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

1. (poetic) lover

Synonyms

• مجنون‎ (majnun)

Proper noun

شیدا • (šeydâ)

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

References

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