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صَيّاد
hunter /sˤajˈjaːd/
nounB2#4104 most common
Also: fisherman, trapper
Example sentences
هُوَ صَيَّادٌ.
He is a hunter.
الصَّيَّادُ يَصْطَادُ السَّمَكَ فِي النَّهْرِ.
The fisherman catches fish in the river.
خَرَجَ الصَّيَّادُ إِلَى الغَابَةِ قَبْلَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ.
The hunter went out to the forest before sunrise.
يَعْتَمِدُ الصَّيَّادُونَ فِي هٰذِهِ القَرْيَةِ عَلَى صَيْدِ السَّمَكِ لِكَسْبِ عَيْشِهِمْ.
The fishermen in this village rely on catching fish to earn their living.
فِي القِصَّةِ الشَّعْبِيَّةِ، يَنْصِبُ الصَّيَّادُ شَرَكاً ذَكِيّاً لِيُوقِعَ الثَّعْلَبَ المَاكِرَ فِيهِ.
In the folk tale, the hunter sets a clever trap to catch the cunning fox.
يُحَذِّرُ عُلَمَاءُ البِيئَةِ مِنْ أَنَّ الصَّيَّادِينَ غَيْرَ الشَّرْعِيِّينَ يُهَدِّدُونَ الأَنْوَاعَ المُهَدَّدَةَ بِالانْقِرَاضِ.
Environmental scientists warn that illegal hunters threaten endangered species.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَيَّادٌ | صَيَّادُونَ |
| Genitive | صَيَّادٍ | صَيَّادِينَ |
| Accusative | صَيَّاداً | صَيَّادِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا صَيَّادُ | يَا صَيَّادُونَ |
Word family
صَادَto hunt, to catch
اصْطَادَto hunt, to catch (intensive/reflexive form)
صَيْدhunting; prey, gameمِصْيَدةtrap, snare
صَيَّادَةhuntress, fisherwoman
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ص-ي-د (ṣ-y-d), which carries the core sense of hunting or catching prey. صَيَّاد follows the fa''āl pattern, a common Arabic mold for professions and habitual doers, so it names someone who hunts as a regular activity or trade. The same root gives Arabic صَيْد, meaning both the act of hunting and the prey itself.
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