צד

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Root
    צ־ד־ד (ts-d-d)
    4 terms

    Likely related to Arabic ضد (ḍadd).

    Noun

    צַד • (tsádm (plural indefinite צְדָדִים or צִדִּים, singular construct צַד־, plural construct צִדֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

    1. (literally) A side.
    2. (figuratively) A side, an aspect; a viewpoint.
      הצד החיוביhatsád hakhiyuvíthe bright side (literally, “the positive side”)
      מצד אחד, []; מצד שני\אחר, []
      mitsád ekhád, []; mitsád shení/akhér, []
      On the one hand, []; on the other hand, []
      (literally, “From one side, []; from another side, []”)
    Declension
    Declension of צַד
    isolated forms with possessive pronouns
    Number: State: form Person: singular plural
    m f m f
    singular indefinite צַד first צִדִּי צִדֵּנוּ
    definite הַצַּד second צִדְּךָ צִדֵּךְ צִדְּכֶם צִדְּכֶן
    construct צַד־ third צִדּוֹ צִדָּהּ צִדָּם צִדָּן
    plural indefinite צְדָדִים first צדדיי / צְדָדַי צְדָדֵינוּ
    definite הַצְּדָדִים second צְדָדֶיךָ צדדייך / צְדָדַיִךְ צִדְדֵיכֶם צִדְדֵיכֶן
    construct צִדְדֵי־ third צְדָדָיו צְדָדֶיהָ צִדְדֵיהֶם צִדְדֵיהֶן
    plural indefinite צִדִּים first צדיי / צִדַּי צִדֵּינוּ
    definite הַצִּדִּים second צִדֶּיךָ צדייך / צִדַּיִךְ צִדֵּיכֶם צִדֵּיכֶן
    construct צִדֵּי־ third צִדָּיו צִדֶּיהָ צִדֵּיהֶם צִדֵּיהֶן
    References

    Etymology 2

      Root
      צ־י־ד (ts-y-d)
      4 terms

      Verb

      צָד • (tsad) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָצוּד, future יָצוּד, imperative צוּד)

      1. to hunt
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of צָד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
      non-finite forms to-infinitive לָצוּד
      action noun
      finite forms singular plural
      m f m f
      past first צַדְתִּי צַדְנוּ
      second צַדְתָּ צַדְתְּ צַדְתֶּם צַדְתֶּן
      third צָד צָדָה צָדוּ
      present צָד צָדָה צָדִים צָדוֹת
      future first אָצוּד נָצוּד
      second תָּצוּד תָּצוּדִי תָּצוּדוּ תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה1
      third יָצוּד תָּצוּד יָצוּדוּ תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה1
      imperative positive צוּד צוּדִי צוּדוּ צודנה / צֹדְנָה1
      negative אַל + Second person future tense

      1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

      Persian

      Etymology

      Use of the letter צ instead of ס for /s/ is an orthographic borrowing from the Arabic script.

      Numeral

      צד • (sad)

      1. Judeo-Persian spelling of صد (sad)
        • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:
          נכרדה או וֿפֿא בא אהל דווראן
          שכסתה צד הזאראן עהד ופיימאן
          na-karde u vafâ bâ ahl-e dowrân
          šekaste sad hezârân ahd o peymân
          She has never been faithful to people of the world,
          Breaking a hundred thousand promises and pacts.

      Yiddish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Hebrew צד (tsád).

      Noun

      צד • (tsadm, plural צדדים (tsdodim)

      1. side, party
      2. faction
        Synonyms: פֿראַקציע (fraktsye), כּיתּה (kite), גרופּע (grupe), סעקטע (sekte)
      3. (linguistics) person
        Synonym: פּערזאָן (perzon)

      Derived terms

      • האָבן אַ צד אין באָד (hobn a tsad in bod, to be in the picture)
      • פֿון איין צד (fun eyn tsad, unilateral)
      • צד אין טיש (tsad in tish, influence, pull)
      • צד־פּאַפּיר (tsad-papir, (law) brief)
      • צד־⁠השװה (tsad-hashove, common ground)
      • צד־⁠שכּנגד (tsad-shekeneged, opponent, opposing party)
      • צדדימדיק (tsdodimdik)

      References

      • Justus van de Kamp et al., “צד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
      • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “side”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN