ساحة

Meaning

1. field, area
2. yard, court, courtyard

Concepts

yard

battlefield

battleground

court

curtilage

field

grounds

piazza

place

playground

playing field

plaza

scene

athletic field

railway yard

playing area

railyard

resort area

bailey

vacation spot

Synonyms

ميْدان

فناء

ملْعب

حوْش

موْقِع

مُنْتجع

مكان

مشْهد

صحن

فِناء

Translations

cortile

cour

Hof

quintal

pátio

patio

αυλή

giardino

pati

jardim

πλατεία

κήπος

plaça

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saː.ħa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian sḫt (“field, open country”). Unrelated to سَاحَ (sāḥa, “to travel”) if that sense as opposed to “to run, to melt” is not denominal from the present noun. Compare رِيف (rīf, “countryside, rural land”) also borrowed from Egyptian.