Sidi

Sidi is a title of respect in Western Arabic language (sayyid in other dialects) equivalent to Mr..

Related Topics:
Western Arabic language - Sayyid - Mr.

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In Tunisian Arabic, it has evolved inro to two seperate variants, "Sidi" and "Si".

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"Si" means Mr or Sir.

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"Sidi" means "Master" or "Saint", depending on the context. For example older conservative Tunisian women call their husbands "Sidi", not by first name. Also, older conservative tunsians (both men and women) call their older brothers "Sidi", especialy when there is a large age difference between them.

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There are two female equivalents of "Sidi","Lella", when used in a social context, and "Sayyeda" when speaking about women saints, for example "(Es)-Sayyeda El-Manoubiyya".

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It is part of person and place names:

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• El Cid Campeador, a Christian knight of the Reconquista.
• Cide Hamete Benengeli, the fictional author of Don Quixote.
• Sidi Abdel Rahman is a town in Egypt
• Sidi Barrani, an Egyptian village
• Sidi Bel Abbes, an Algerian wilayah.
• Sidi Ifni, a Moroccan city
• Sidi Daoud massacre, in a so-called Algerian village.
• Sid El-Antri massacre, , in a so-called Algerian village.
• Sidi-Hamed massacre, in a so-called Algerian village.
• Sidi Moro Sanneh is a Gambian economist.
• Sidi Said, leader of a Algerian trade union.
• Sidi Bouzid Governorate, Tunisia

The Sidi are also a community of Sufis from the Indian region of Gujarat that arrived from East Africa in the 12th century.

Related Topics:
Sufi - Gujarat - East Africa

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They conserve their African musical tradition and display it in their festivals honoring Bavar Gar.

Related Topics:
African music - Bavar Gar

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