Sayyid (English spelling)

Japanese: サイイド(英語表記)sayyid
Sayyid (English spelling)
Originally an Arabic word meaning "master of slaves." The plural is sāda. In the early Islamic period, members of the Ali family were called sayyids or sharifs, but in the later Abbasid period, sayyids came to refer to members of the Ali family and sharifs to members of the Abbasid family. Saints of mystical sects are also commonly called sayyids.

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Japanese:
元来は「奴隷の主人」を意味するアラビア語。複数は sāda。初期イスラム時代には,アリー家に属する者がサイイドまたはシャリーフと呼ばれたが,アッバース朝後期になるとサイイドはアリー家に属する者,シャリーフはアッバース家に属する者をさすようになった。神秘主義教団の聖者も一般にサイイドと呼ばれる。

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