ידה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic, from an earlier biradical root *yad- (“hand; authority; strength”) (whence also יָד (yad, “hand”)). Cognate with Aramaic 𐡉𐡃𐡄 (yadah, “to laud”), Ge'ez ዋደዳ (wadda, “to join together, establish firmly”) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎄𐎋 (ydk, “penis”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈda/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔˈðɔ/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: יָ‧דָה

Verb

יָדָה • (yadá) (pa'al construction)

to throw, cast
to worship
to revere
to hold out one's hand
to bemoan
to praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of **יָדָה** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לִידוֹת
		action noun		יְדִיָּה
		passive participle		יָדוּי

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	יָדִיתִי		יָדִינוּ
	second	יָדִיתָ	יָדִית	יְדִיתֶם¹	יְדִיתֶן¹
	third	יָדָה	יָדְתָה	יָדוּ
present		יוֹדֶה	יוֹדָה	יוֹדִים	יוֹדוֹת
future	first	אִידֶה		נִידֶה
	second	תִּידֶה	תִּידִי	תִּידוּ	תִּידֶינָה²
	third	יִידֶה	תִּידֶה	יִידוּ	תִּידֶינָה²
imperative		יְדֵה	יְדִי	יְדוּ	יְדֶינָה²

¹ Pronounced יָדִיתֶם and יָדִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

יהודה (Yehudá, “Judea”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

יָדָהּ • (yádah)

singular form of יד f (yad)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her hand.

Anagrams

הי״ד