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Aramaic
Pronunciation
Conjunction
עד • (transliteration needed)
- until
- while
Preposition
עד • (transliteration needed)
- until
Synonyms
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Preposition
עַד • (ad)
- Until, till, up until (a time).
- עד מתי זה בתוקף? ― ad matáy ze b'tókef? ― When is it valid till?
- By (a time): before or on.
- עד מתי אני צריך להגיש? ― ad matáy aní tsaríkh l'hagísh? ― When do I have to submit by?
- To: used in expressing a range.
- נפצע קל עד בינוני ― niftsá kal ad benoní ― lightly to moderately injured
Derived terms
Noun
עַד • (ad) m
- an eternity
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
עֵד • (ed) m (plural indefinite עדים, singular construct עד־)
- A witness.
Derived terms
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew עֵד (ed).
Noun
עד • (eyd) m, plural עדים (eydem)
- witness