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Sidna
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siDNA
Maltese
Etymology
From mt ar سَيِّدُنَا our master, used among Arabic-speaking Muslims as a general title for prophets and saints. After rechristianization it was probably identified with mt la dominus (noster) 1 and therefore restricted to Jesus. Analyzable as mt sid -na pronoun.
Pronunciation
mt /siːd.na/
mt iːdna 2
Proper noun
proper noun m
mt Christianity Our Lord honorific title of Jesus Christ.
Usage notes
As in English, the title usually precedes mt Sidna Ġesù Our Lord Jesus, but follows mt Kristu Sidna Christ Our Lord.
Rarely used on its own, where usually it is mt il-Mulej the Lord.