ליד

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From לְ־ (l'-, to) +‎ יַד־ (yád-, hand-of-); hence literally roughly “at the hand of”.

Preposition

לְיַד־ (l'yád-)

  1. Beside, near, by, near to, next to, adjacent to, alongside.
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Etymology 2

Either from the above, or from לְ־ (l'-, to) +‎ יָד (yád, hand); if the latter, then literally roughly “at hand”.

Prepositional phrase

לְיָד (l'yád)

  1. Near, nearby, next, adjacent, alongside.
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Knaanic

Noun

ליד (lid)

  1. Alternative reading of לוד

Usage notes

Jakobson and Halle (1964) read the original manuscript as having a yod in place of the orthographically similar vav; it is disputed which the scribe intended.

References

From ben Moshe, cited in: 1987. Paul Wexler. Explorations in Judeo-Slavic Linguistics, E. J. Brill (Leiden).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (song, lay, singing), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (song), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (song).

Pronunciation

Noun

ליד (lidn, plural לידער (lider)

  1. song
    • 1943, “Zog nit keyn mol”, Hirsh Glick (lyrics):
      דאָס ליד געשריבן איז מיט בלוט, און ניט מיט בלײַ
      dos lid geshribn iz mit blut, un nit mit blay
      This song is written with blood and not with lead
  2. poem

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