ايد

See also: أيد

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic اِيد (īd), variant of classical يَد (yad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːd/

Noun

ايد • (īd) f (dual إِيدِين (idēn), plural أيادي (ayādi))

1. (anatomy) hand

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic اِيد (īd), variant of classical يَد (yad).

Noun

إِيد • (īd) f (dual إِيدين (īdēn), plural أيادي (ayādi))

1. (anatomy) hand
2. (anatomy) arm

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• يد (yadd, yidd)

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic اِيد (īd), variant of classical يَد (yad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiːd/

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Noun

إِيد • (ʔīd) f (dual إيدين (ʔīdayn), plural يدين (ʔīdīn))

1. (anatomy) hand

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic اِيد (īd), variant of classical يَد (yad).

Noun

ايد • (ʾīd) f (dual ايدتين (ʾīdtayn), plural ايدين (ʾīdayn) or ايادي (ʾyādi))

1. (anatomy) hand
2. (by extension) handle

   Synonym: مَسكة (maske)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic اِيد (īd), variant of classical يَد (yad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiːd/, [ʔiːd]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

إيد • (ʔīd) f (dual إيدتين (ʔīdtēn), plural إيدين (ʔīdēn))

1. hand

   هو دايما بنسى يغسّل إيديه.

   huwwe dāyman binsa yḡassel ʔīdēh

   He always forgets to wash his hands.

2. arm

   Synonym: (formal) ذراع (ḏrāʕ)

3. (by extension) handle

Usage notes

• When a suffix pronoun is attached to the plural form, the final ن is dropped.
• While the original meaning of إيد (ʔīd) is “hand”, its usage is extended to the whole arm. When a distinction between “hand” and “arm” is necessary, the formal term ذراع (ḏrāʕ, “arm”) borrowed from MSA can be used.