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English word origin

Etymology of Eid

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Ellipsis of Eid al-Fitr.

noun

Any of various Muslim religious festivals.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 2

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name

A parish of Stad, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane borough, Vestland, Western Norway. · A parish of Kvinnherad, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland borough, Vestland, Western Norway. · A parish of Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Eid.

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Source etymology 3

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name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Scots Eid, borrowed from Old Norse Eið.

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