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Id al-Adha

Id al-Adha

7.7
A major Muslim festival at the end of Hajj when people sacrifice an animal and give meat to the poor
  • noun
  • /ɪd æl-ˈɑːdə/
translation icon : Id al-Adha
  • Muslims around the world gather to pray and participate in the ritual sacrifice during Id al-Adha each year.

Examples

  • Families come together to celebrate Id al-Adha with special meals and community prayers.

  • In many countries, people exchange gifts and donations to the needy to mark the occasion of Id al-Adha.

  • The rear column's Sudanese soldiers came en masse to see Barttelot, their commanding officer, and requested a gift with which to celebrate an upcoming religious holiday, likely the Id al-Adha.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

Feast of Sacrifice
vsId al-Adha
7.5

A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor

is the Arabic name used in religious and cultural contexts

Surface Forms

Id al-Adha singular

Morphology

Id + al-Adha

This is a culture-specific proper name borrowed from Arabic (commonly spelled Eid al‑Adha) whose constituent parts are not established English lexemes in the provided data. A B1 learner who only 'knows the constituent words' as given (both marked '[Word not found in dictionary]') would not be able to derive the festival meaning; the expression is lexicalized and requires cultural/translation knowledge beyond basic compositional inference.

Etymology

Id al-Adha marks the end of the Hajj and comes from the story of Abraham, who was ready to sacrifice his son until God provided an animal instead, so people today offer a sheep or goat and share the meat with family and the poor. So Id al-Adha is about 'sacrifice', 'sharing', and giving to those in need.