- syce
- noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu sāīs, from Arabic sā'is Date: 1653 an attendant (as a groom) especially in India
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Syce — Syce, n. [Ar. s[=a][ i]s.] A groom. [India] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syce — SYCE, es, Gr. Σύκη, εας, eine von des Oxylus Töchtern, die er mit seiner Schwester, Hamadryas, zeugete. Ihr Namen bedeutet einen Feigenbaum, und nach ihr soll eine Stadt in Cilicien seyn genannt worden. Pherenic. ap. Athen. l. III. c. 5. p. 78 … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
SYCE — insula parva Ioniae, Steph. Plin. l. 5. c. 31 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
syce — [sīs] n. [Ar sāʾis, groom, manager < sāsa, to govern, administer] in India, a groom (for horses) … English World dictionary
Syce — Recorded in a very wide range of spellings including Cecely, Cysely, Sisley, Sicily, and shortforms Cess, Cesse, Siss, Sise, Syce, Sisse and Size, this is an English surname. It is a nickname form of the popular medieval female name Cecilia,… … Surnames reference
syce — /suys/, n. (in India) a groom; stable attendant. Also, saice, sice. [1645 55; < Urdu sa is < Ar] * * * … Universalium
syce — n. stableman, groom, one who tends horses or the stable, stable worker (in India) … English contemporary dictionary
syce — [sʌɪs] (also sice) noun (especially in India) a groom. Origin from Pers. and Urdu sā is, from Arab … English new terms dictionary
syce — or saice or [[t]saɪs[/t]] n. raj (in India) a groom; stable attendant • Etymology: 1645–55; < Urdu sā is < Ar … From formal English to slang
syce — /saɪs/ (say suys) noun 1. Indian English a person employed to tend horses. 2. (elsewhere in Asia, especially South East Asia) a chauffeur. 3. Malaysian English a groom or stableboy for racehorses. {Hindustani sāīs, from Arabic sā is} …
