"sitty" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic ستّ or a related term. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ajp|ستّ}} Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic ستّ Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} sitty
  1. (usually capitalized, as a title) Grandmother (in Arabic contexts). Tags: capitalized, usually Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-sitty-en-noun-ByxR5Kqs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2021 March 2, Linda Sarsour, We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance, 37 Ink, →ISBN, page 53:",
          "text": "... Sitty Halima seemed to grow stronger. Despite being in constant pain, she was determined that Hanady and I should enjoy what would turn out to be our last summer in her company. I learned from my aunt that in fact, Sitty Halima did not[…]",
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          "ref": "2021 October 23, Esther Farmer, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Sarah Sills, A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 184:",
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