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title: "عِيد (ʿīd) meaning in Arabic: feast, festival"
description: "عِيد (ʿīd) means “feast, festival”. Root ع·و·د, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/eid"
language: "en"
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# عِيد

*ʿīd* · **feast, festival**

عِيد (ʿīd) is an Arabic noun meaning “feast, festival”. It is built on the root ع·و·د. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ع·و·د
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ع·و·د

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·و·د with عِيد; each opens its own entry.

- [عَادَ](https://fasaha.app/w/ada) — ʿāda, to return (A2)

## How to read عِيد, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- د — دال (dāl): d

## Questions about عِيد

### What is the root of عِيد?

The root of عِيد is ع·و·د. Words built on the same root include عَادَ (to return).

### What level is عِيد?

Fasaha first uses عِيد at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)