Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eid

/iːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
eid
IPA
/iːd/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various Muslim religious festivals.

name

Ellipsis of Eid al-Fitr.

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Synonym of Aith: a village in Mainland, Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Eid.

noun

An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

British usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd, “feast, holiday, festival”) via Iranian Persian عید ('eyd), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܥܐܕܐ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: e
  • Root: عید, ܥܐܕܐ, eið, *aidiją, *h₁ey-

Usage

Inflected Forms

Eids (plural) 'Eid (alternative) Id (alternative) Eed (alternative, obsolete) ed (alternative) aith (alternative) E-ID (alternative)

Phrases

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Fitr Eid Mubarak Eid and Voll Voll and Eid Eid og Voll Voll og Eid IATF-EID

Frequently Paired Words

Eid og Voll Eidsbygda Voll og Eid

Synonyms

Aith

Homonyms

Eade

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce eid?
The recorded pronunciation is /iːd/.
What does eid mean?
Any of various Muslim religious festivals.
Where does eid come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce eid

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