Talk:Sidi
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[edit]The Sanskrit Origin of the word Sidi - from Siddhi - is highly debatable. It is certainly incorrect and there are no references quoted. I am removing this piece of misinformation. Given that this is a title widely used in semitic cultures across North Africa and West Asia, it is highly unlikely that it bears any relation with 'Siddhi' in Sanskrit.
Arindam.mukherjee (talk) 05:38, 15 February 2010 (UTC) Arindam Mukherjee
Not Sidi, but Sayyidi
[edit]As far as I know the word "Sayyidi" (My Master) which comes from "Sayyid" (Master) + "i" (Arabic extension, meaning:of mine) has no relation with Sidi. The only thing Sidi can be, as I guess, is a mispronunciation of "Sayyidi" written in Arabic(سیدی), although, the reader must be really illiterate and have no clue about Arabic.--Lord'sServant (talk) 16:12, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Siddi has always been used in the maghreb to refer to elders and noble people for example we can say " siddi youcef" there are also places with names that start with siddi. Takamatbent123 (talk) 14:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)