عيد

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic, compare Classical Syriac ܥܺܐܕܳܐ (ʿēḏā).

Pronunciation

Noun

عِيد (ʕīdm (plural أَعْيَاد (ʔaʕyād))

  1. feast; holiday; festival
    يَتَبَادَلُ النَّاسُ التَّهَانِي وَالْهَدَايَا فِي أَيَّامِ الْعِيدِ.
    yatabādalu n-nāsu t-tahānī wālhadāyā fī ʔayyāmi l-ʕīdi.
    People exchange greetings and gifts during the holiday.
  2. festivity; gala; carnival
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
  • Maltese: Għid
  • Hindi: ईद (īd)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عید
  • Persian: عید
  • Punjabi: ਈਦ (īda)
  • Urdu: عید ('ed)

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 276
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 218

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from عِيد (ʕīd, festival).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَيَّدَ (ʕayyada) II, non-past يُعَيِّدُ‎ (yuʕayyidu)

  1. to hold a feast
  2. to celebrate
  3. to congratulate (someone) on the occasion of a feast
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

عِيَد (ʕiyadf pl

  1. plural of عَادَة (ʕāda)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

عِيدَ (ʕīda) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَادَ (ʕāda)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ي د
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَيَّد (ʕayyad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaj.jad/,
  • (file)

Verb

عيّد (ʕayyad) II (present بعيّد (biʕayyed))

  1. to celebrate (a religious holiday)
  2. to greet or congratulate on the occasion of a holiday
    Synonyms: بارك (bārak), (Galilee) عايد (ʕāyad)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عيّد (ʕayyad)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عيّدت (ʕayyadt) عيّدت (ʕayyadt) عيّد (ʕayyad) عيّدنا (ʕayyadna) عيّدتو (ʕayyadtu) عيّدو (ʕayyadu)
f عيّدتي (ʕayyadti) عيّدت (ʕayyadat)
present m بعيّد (baʕayyed) بتعيّد (bitʕayyed) بعيّد (biʕayyed) منعيّد (minʕayyed) بتعيّدو (bitʕayydu) بعيّدو (biʕayydu)
f بتعيّدي (bitʕayydi) بتعيّد (bitʕayyed)
subjunctive m اعيّد (aʕayyed) تعيّد (tʕayyed) يعيّد (yʕayyed) نعيّد (nʕayyed) تعيّدو (tʕayydu) يعيّدو (yʕayydu)
f تعيّدي (tʕayydi) تعيّد (tʕayyed)
imperative m عيّد (ʕayyed) عيّدو (ʕayydu)
f عيّدي (ʕayydi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عِيد (ʕīd), related to the root ع و د.

Pronunciation

Noun

عيد (ʕīdm (plural أعياد (ʔaʕyād))

  1. holiday, feast day, festival
Derived terms