H3259 יָעַד yâʻad → Root

7 languages

Root of the יעד family (7 members).

To appoint, designate, or set (a time, place, person, or event) often as part of purposeful arrangement or agreement; to agree upon or designate by mutual consent; to betroth (select for engagement/marriage). The verb expresses the intentional fixing of time, place, or purpose, frequently in contexts of communal gatherings, meetings between parties, or acts of appointment to a role or engagement for marriage. Occasionally, it also denotes assembling people together for a particular purpose or summons.

Etymology From the root יָעַד (yaʻad), whose core sense is 'to appoint' or 'to fix (in place or time).' The root gives rise to words connected with fixing something by mutual agreement, especially with regard to setting appointments, agreements, or designated persons or times.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Chokwe yala to rule; to govern -yala
Kikongo yala to appoint; to set, to place in authority; to rule yala
Kimbundu yala to rule; to govern; to reign -yala
Lingala yala to rule; to govern -yala
Luba-Kasai yala to rule; to govern -yala
Luvale yala to rule; to reign -yala
Umbundu yala to govern; to reign -yala

Family members (7)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

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