Hebrew

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

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 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)