Saite

[ sey-ahyt ]

noun

1. a native or citizen of Saïs.

adjective

1. Also Sa·it·ic [] of or relating to Saïs or its inhabitants.
2. of or relating to the period 663–525 b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.

Saite

/ ˈseɪaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Saïs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Saite¹

1670–80; < Latin Saītēs < Greek Saī́tēs. See Saïs, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

“We are standing before a goldmine of information,” said Dr Ramadan Badry Hussein, director of the Saqqara Saite Tombs Project which oversees the excavation.

From The Guardian

According to Manetho, the Tanites of the twenty-third dynasty were followed by the twenty-fourth dynasty, consisting of a single Saite, Bokkhoris, whom the monuments call Bak-n-ran-f.

From Project Gutenberg

In Egypt the power of the Saite kings rested upon the support of their Greek mercenaries.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Saite period this is replaced by the more general title of “Beginning of the Chapter of going forth from day.”

From Project Gutenberg

It has more variety of colour than the glazed faience, light green and a dark indigo blue being found as well as the Saite light blue.

From Project Gutenberg