سي السيد
English translation: Patriarch El-Sayyed
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| 5 | Patriarch El-Sayyed |
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| 4 | SESSAYED |
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SESSAYED Explanation: = -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2012-04-01 04:20:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- IT IS NOT A NAME, IT IS A TITLE WHICH WAS USED IN EGYPT BY ANY OLD FASHION WIFE WHEN SPEAKING TO HER HUSBAND |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1House Master Explanation: title given to the most dominating person (man) in the house. |
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5 hrs confidence:
Patriarch El-Sayyed Explanation: Firstly, you can kindly check its use here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguib_Mahfouz Secondly, it means 1. head of family: a man who is the head of a family or group 2. respected senior: a respected and experienced senior man within a group or family Microsoft® Encarta an old man who is respected as the head of a family or tribe ￚsee also matriarch LDOCE -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2012-04-01 16:17:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Anyway, the right transliteration is As-Sayyid |
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