ܐܝܕܐ

From Aramaic יְדָא‎ (yəḏā), from Proto-Semitic *yad-; compare Arabic يَد‎ (yad), Hebrew יָד‎ (yád) and Akkadian 𒀉 (idum, “arm”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdɑː]

ܐܝܼܕܵܐ • (īdā) f sg (plural ܐܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ (īdē) or ܐܝܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (īdātē))

1. (anatomy) hand

   ‏ܫܥܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ.‎‎ ― He shook my hand.

   ‏ܐܝܼ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܪܥܝܼ‎ ― īdāḵ lā mārˁī ― May your hands not hurt

   ‏ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܒܐܝܼܕܝܼ‎‎ ― īlāh bīdī ― I can control it/it is in my power (literally, “It is in my hand”)

   ‏ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܟܪܝܼܒ ܠܹܗ ܘܨܘܼܪܦܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܐܝܼܕܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ.‎‎

   gaḇrā krīb lēh w-ṣūrpiḥ lēh īdēh ˁal pātōrā.

   The man got angry and slapped his hand on the table.

   • 1 Peter 1:5:

     ‏ܒܵܣ ܡܲܟܸܦܘܼܢ ܓܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ ܚܲܝܠܵܢܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܕܡܲܪܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܥܕܵܢܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ.‎‎

     bās makkipūn gānāwḵōn ḥōt īdā ḥaylāntā d-allāhā, d-marrim lāwḵōn b-ˁdānā ḥšīḥtā.

     Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

2. (animal anatomy) paw
3. (card games) hand
4. (soccer) hand foul
5. axle (of a wheel)
6. clapper (of a bell)
7. handle
8. (figuratively) power, might, dominion

• The plural ܐܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ‎ (īdē) is used for literal or animate senses of the same possession while ܐܝܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (īdātē) is used for the possession of more than one as well as for figurative or inanimate senses.

• ܐܝܼܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (īdānāyā, “manual”)
• ܒܝܲܕ‎ (byad, “by”)

From Proto-Semitic *yad-.

• IPA^(key): [ʔiðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔiðe(ʔ)], [ʔiðajjɑ(ʔ)], [ʔiðawwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʔiðahhɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

ܐܝܕܐ • (ˀīḏā) f (plural ܐܝܕܗܬܐ‎ or ܐܝܕܘܬܐ‎ or ܐܝܕܝܐ‎ or ܐܝܕܐ)

1. (anatomy) hand; forearm, arm
2. fist
3. (animal anatomy) paw, forepaw
4. glove
5. armrest
6. handle
7. axle (of a wheel)
8. clapper (of a bell)
9. side, bank, shore
10. (figuratively) power, might, dominion
11. (figuratively) laying on of hands, ordination

Usually, the plurals ܐܝܕܐ‎ (ʾīḏēʾ) and ܐܝܕܝܐ‎ (ʾīḏayyāʾ) are used for literal or animate senses while ܐܝܕܘܬܐ‎ (ʾīḏawwāṯāʾ) and ܐܝܕܗܬܐ‎ (ʾīḏahhāṯāʾ) are used for figurative or inanimate senses.

• ܒܝܕ‎
• ܒܪ ܐܝܕܐ‎
• ܟܬܒܬ ܐܝܕܐ‎

Synonyms

• ܙܪܬܐ

• IPA^(key): [ʔe(j)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔe(j)ðe(ʔ)] (plural)

ܐܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܕܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܥܐܕܐ‎

• “yd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 136b-137a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 186a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 31b

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ܐܝܕ݂ܳܐ • (iḏo) f (plural ܐܝܕ݂ܶܐ (iḏe) or ܐܝܕ݂ܳܬ݂ܶܐ‎ (iḏoṯe))

1. (anatomy) hand