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Names from the Arabic root s-w-d

4 names in 4 word forms: 3 boys, 1 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: أسود (1 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

سود s-w-d being black; being chief
Names
4
Word forms
4
Boy
3
Girl
1

The root’s family tree

س و د s-w-d · being black; being chief
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root s-w-d

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 3 Girl: 1

Sources

  1. Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: سود · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: أسود · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ashwad
  3. Wiktionary: سيد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Seed and Shadat
  4. Wiktionary: سادات · en.wiktionary.org · root of Shadat
  5. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): سَوْدَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Saudah

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An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.

Frequently asked questions

What does the root s-w-d mean?

The root س و د (s-w-d) relates to being black; being chief, according to Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: سود. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root s-w-d?

Ashwad, Seed, Shadat and Saudah.

What does أسود mean?

أسود means “black”, according to Wiktionary: أسود. In this reference it is spelled Ashwad.

How many Arabic word forms are in the s-w-d family?

4 word forms: أسود (Ashwad); سيد (Seed); سادات (Shadat); سودة (Saudah).