| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | yd. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun *yad-, hand. 1a. iota, jot, from Greek i ta, iota; b. yodh, from Hebrew yd, yodh. Both a and b from Phoenician *yd, hand, tenth letter of the Phoenician alphabet. 2. Betelgeuse, ultimately from Arabic yad al-jawz  , hand of Gemini, from yad, hand. |
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