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صَيْد
hunting /ˈsˤajd/
nounA2#1259 most common
Also: game (prey or quarry), fishing, catch
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الصَّيْدَ.
I love hunting.
ذَهَبَ أَبِي إِلَى الصَّيْدِ.
My father went hunting.
مَوْسِمُ الصَّيْدِ يَبْدَأُ فِي الخَرِيفِ.
The hunting season begins in autumn.
يُمْنَعُ الصَّيْدُ فِي هَذِهِ المَحْمِيَّةِ الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ.
Hunting is forbidden in this nature reserve.
عَادَ الصَّيَّادُ بِصَيْدٍ وَفِيرٍ بَعْدَ رِحْلَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.
The hunter returned with an abundant catch after a long trip.
يَرَى بَعْضُ الفَلَاسِفَةِ أَنَّ الصَّيْدَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَظَاهِرِ صِرَاعِ الإِنْسَانِ مَعَ الطَّبِيعَةِ.
Some philosophers see hunting as the first sign of man's struggle with nature.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَيْدٌ | أَصْيَادٌ |
| Genitive | صَيْدٍ | أَصْيَادٍ |
| Accusative | صَيْداً | أَصْيَاداً |
| Vocative | يا صَيْدُ | يا أَصْيَادُ |
Word family
صادَto hunt, to fish
صَيَّادhunter, fisherman
مَصِيدةtrap, snare
صَيُودskilled at hunting
Etymology
Ṣayd is the verbal noun of the verb صادَ (ṣāda), to hunt or to fish. It is built on the Semitic root ص-ي-د, which carries the sense of pursuing and taking animals. The same root names both the activity and the catch.
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