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Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the hand and its extensions, encompassing physical hands, limbs, and by extension, power, authority, and control. It also extends to concepts like favor, grace, and even specific actions or states related to the hand.

Derived headwords

اليَدnoun
  1. 1.
    handboth

    The part of the body from the fingertips to the shoulder.

  2. 2.
    influenceboth

    Power, authority, or control.

  3. 3.
    favorboth

    Grace, kindness, or a benevolent act.

  4. 4.
    meansclassical

    A way or method, often related to how something is achieved.

  5. 5.
    Yemenclassical

    A region or country.

يَدَيnoun
  1. 1.
    handboth

    A variant form of 'hand', referring to the limb.

أَيْدnoun
  1. 1.
    handsboth

    Plural of 'hand'.

أيَادnoun
  1. 1.
    favorsboth

    Plural of 'favor', referring to acts of kindness or grace.

اليَدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    handclassical

    A variant form of 'hand', similar to 'fata' (youth).

اليَدِيدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    handclassical

    A form of 'hand', possibly emphasized.

يَدِيadjective
  1. 1.
    capableboth

    Having ability or skill, particularly with one's hands.

يَدِيverb
  1. 1.
    to become paralyzedclassical

    To have one's hand become stiff or paralyzed.

يَدِيتهverb
  1. 1.
    to injureclassical

    To inflict an injury upon someone's hand.

  2. 2.
    to bestow favorclassical

    To bestow a favor or kindness upon someone.

أَيْدَيْتverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow favorclassical

    To bestow a favor or kindness upon someone.

مُودparticiple
  1. 1.
    bestower of favorclassical

    One who bestows a favor or kindness.

مُودَى إِلَيْهparticiple
  1. 1.
    recipient of favorclassical

    One upon whom a favor or kindness is bestowed.

مِيدِيadjective
  1. 1.
    trappedclassical

    Describing an animal whose hand (paw) has fallen into a snare.

  2. 2.
    maimedclassical

    Describing a person with a severed or disabled hand.

يَادَاهverb
  1. 1.
    to repayclassical

    To repay someone with a favor or action, hand to hand.

مِيَادَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    reciprocityclassical

    The act of repaying or exchanging favors, hand to hand.

عَنْ ظَهْرِ يَدٍphrase
  1. 1.
    as a favorclassical

    Given freely, as a favor, not in exchange for goods, reward, or loan.

بِيدَيْنphrase
  1. 1.
    with two pricesclassical

    Referring to buying animals with two different prices.

بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِphrase
  1. 1.
    before the Hourclassical

    Referring to the time immediately preceding the Day of Judgment.

أَوَّلَ ذَاتِ يَدَيْنِphrase
  1. 1.
    the very first thingclassical

    The initial or earliest occurrence of something.

سَقَطَ فِي يَدَيْهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to regretboth

    To experience regret or remorse.

أَسْقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to regretclassical

    To cause regret, or to experience regret.

فِي يَدِيphrase
  1. 1.
    in my possessionboth

    Meaning something is under one's ownership or control.

يَدَوِيadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the handboth

    Pertaining to the hand or derived from it.

يَدِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    skillfulclassical

    Describing a woman who is skillful or adept, particularly with her hands.

أَيْدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make skillfulclassical

    To make someone skillful or adept.

ثَوْبٌ يَدِيٌّ وَأَدِيٌّphrase
  1. 1.
    wide garmentclassical

    Describing a garment that is wide or ample.

ذُو الْيَدِيَّةِname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A name associated with a historical figure, possibly related to skill or a specific event.

ذُو الْيَدَيْنِname
  1. 1.
    name of companionsclassical

    Names of companions of the Prophet, possibly referring to a characteristic or event.

يَدُ الْفَأْسِnoun part
  1. 1.
    axe handleboth

    The handle of an axe.

يَدُ الْقَوْسِnoun part
  1. 1.
    bow limbclassical

    The limb or arm of a bow.

يَدُ الرَّحَىnoun part
  1. 1.
    millstone handleclassical

    The handle used by the miller to turn the upper millstone.

يَدُ الطَّائِرِnoun part
  1. 1.
    bird's wingclassical

    The wing of a bird.

يَدُ الرِّيحِnoun part
  1. 1.
    force of the windclassical

    The power or influence of the wind.

يَدُ الدَّهْرِnoun part
  1. 1.
    span of timeclassical

    The duration or extent of a period of time.

لَا يَدَيْنَ لَكَ بِهَذَاphrase
  1. 1.
    you have no powerclassical

    You do not have the strength or ability to accomplish this.

رَجُلٌ مِيدِيٌّphrase
  1. 1.
    maimed manclassical

    A man who has had his hand cut off.

Parallel reading

الْيَدُ: الكَفُّ، أو من أطراف الأصابع إلى الكتف
The hand: the palm, or from the fingertips to the shoulder.
ج: أَيْدٍ وَيَدِيٌّ جج: أيَادٍ
Plural: 'ayd' and 'yadiyy', plural of plural: 'ayadin'.
واليد: الجاه، والوقار، والحجر على من يستحقه، ومنع الظلم، والطريق، وبلاد اليمن، والقوة، والقدرة، والسلطان، والملك، بكسر الميم، والجماعة، والأكل، والندم، والغياث، والاستلام، والذل، والنعمة، والإحسان تصطنعه
And 'al-yad' means: prestige, dignity, placing restrictions on those who deserve it, preventing injustice, the road, the land of Yemen, strength, power, authority, kingship, a group, eating, regret, succor, touching, humiliation, a favor, and a good deed you perform.
ويدي، كعني ورضي، وهذه ضعيفة: أولي برا
And 'yadi', like 'ʿani' and 'radiya', and this is weak: having ability.
ويدي من يده، كرضي: ذهبت يده، ويبست
And 'yadi' from his hand, like 'radiya': his hand went numb or became stiff.
وأيديت عنده، وهذه أكثر، فأنا مود، وهو مودى إليه
And 'aidaytu' with him, and this is more common: I am the bestower of favor, and he is the recipient of favor.
وظبي ميدي: وقعت يده في الحبالة
And a 'midi' gazelle: its hand (paw) fell into the snare.
وَيَادَاهُ: جَازَاهُ يَدًا بِيَدٍ
And 'yadāhu': he repaid him hand to hand.
وأعطاه مياداة: من يده إلى يده
And he gave him 'miyādāh': from his hand to his hand.
وعن ظهر يد، أي: فضلاً لا ببيع ومكافأة وقرض
And 'ʿan ẓahr yad', meaning: as a favor, not through sale, reward, or loan.
وابتعت الغنم بيدين: بثمنين مختلفين
And I bought the sheep with two hands: with two different prices.
وبين يدي الساعة: قدامها
And 'bayna yaday al-sāʿah': before it (the Hour).
ولقيته أول ذات يدين: أول شيء
And I met him 'awwala dhāt yadayn': the very first thing.
وسقط في يديه، وأسقط: ندم
And 'saqaṭa fī yadayhi', and 'asqaṭa': he regretted.
وهذا في يدي، أي: ملكي
And this is in my hand, meaning: my possession.
والنسبة: يدي ويدوي
And the attribution: 'yadi' and 'yadawi'.
وامرأة يدية: صناع والرجل يدي
And a 'yadiyyah' woman: skillful, and a man is 'yadi'.
وما أيدى فلانة
And 'mā aydā fulānah' (meaning unclear without context, possibly related to making skillful or bestowing favor).
وثوب يدي وأدي: واسع
And a 'yadi' and 'adi' garment: wide.
وذو اليدية، كسمية، وقيل: هو بالثاء المثلثة: قتل بالنهروان
And 'Dhū al-Yadiyyah', like 'Sumayyah', and it was said: it is with the thāʾ muthallathah: killed at Nahrawan.
وذو اليدين: خرباق السلمي الصحابي، ونفيل بن حبيب، دليل الحبشة يوم الفيل
And 'Dhū al-Yadayn': Kharbāq al-Sulami the companion, and Nufayl bin Ḥabīb, the guide of Abyssinia on the Day of the Elephant.
وكدعاء: وجع اليد
And like 'duʿāʾ': pain in the hand.
ويد الفاس: نصابها
And the 'yad al-fās': its handle.
ومن القوس: سيتها
And from the bow: its limb.
ومن الرحى: عود يقبضه الطاحن فيديره
And from the millstone: a stick that the miller grasps to turn it.
ومن الطائر: جناحه
And from the bird: its wing.
ومن الريح: سلطانها
And from the wind: its power.
ومن الدهر: مد زمانه
And from time: the span of its duration.
ولا يدين لك بهذا: لا قوة
And 'lā yadayna laka bihādhā': you have no power for this.
ورجل ميدي: مقطوع اليد
And a 'mīdiyy' man: one whose hand is cut off.