ליד

ליד

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈjad/

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

לְיַד־‎ • (l'yád-)

1. Near, by, near to, next to, adjacent to, alongside.

Synonyms

• עַל יַד־‎

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.

Synonyms

• עַל יָד‎

Anagrams

• דלי‎, י־ל־ד‎, ילד‎

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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).

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German liod. Compare German Lied.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [lɪd]

Noun

ליד • (lid) n, plural לידער‎ (lider)

1. song

Synonyms

• זאַנג‎ (zang)
• שיר‎ (shir), שירה‎ (shire)
• זינגליד‎ (zinglid)