2 syllables: Eid Al Ad, ha. Stress on Eid Al Ad.
ee-dal-AD-huh
/ˈiːd ˈæl ˈæd.hə/
Eid Al Adha is pronounced ee-dal-AD-huh (/ˈiːd ˈæl ˈæd.hə/). It has two syllables (Eid Al Ad-ha), with the stress on "Eid Al Ad". As a noun, eid al-Adha is an Islamic festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide, marking the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice a lamb in obedience to God. The name translates roughly to “Festival of the Sacrifice.” The term combines Arabic elements for “festival” and “sacrificial,” and is commonly rendered in English as a multi-word proper noun with varying diacritics in different sources.
nounEid al-Adha is an Islamic festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide, marking the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice a lamb in obedience to God. The name translates roughly to “Festival of the Sacrifice.” The term combines Arabic elements for “festival” and “sacrificial,” and is commonly rendered in English as a multi-word proper noun with varying diacritics in different sources.
"We attended Eid al-Adha prayers at the mosque this morning."
"Families gather for Eid al-Adha meals and exchanges of gifts."
"Muslim communities often donate to charity in honor of Eid al-Adha."
Pronounce as: Eid /iːd/ (long e sound), Al /æl/ (the definite article), Adha /ædˈhɑː/ (stress on the second syllable). Full form: iːd æl ædˈhɑː. In connected speech, you can say /iːd æl ədˈhɑː/ with a light schwa in Al or Adha depending on pace. IPA for US: /ˈiːd æl ədˈhɑː/, UK: /ˈiːd æl ɑdˈhɑː/; AU: /ˈiːd æl ədˈhɑː/.
Common errors: misplacing stress (trying to stress Al or Eid oddly); pronouncing Adha as /ædˈha/ without the voiceless pharyngeal/aspirated stop; omitting the glottal or reducing the th-like /d/ or /ð/ feel. Correction: keep stress on Adha (ædˈhɑː) with a clear /d/ and aspirated /h/; ensure Eid is /iːd/ with a long E. Aim for smooth linking: /iːd æl ədˈhɑː/ in fast speech.
US often uses /ˈiːd æl ədˈhɑː/ with lighter ’d’ in Adha and a full vowel in Eid. UK tends to a very clear /iː/ in Eid and may pronounce Al as /æl/ with a sharp /d/ in Adha. Australian tends to vowel-tune similarly to UK/US but with less rhoticity; some speakers reduce Adha to /ədˈhɑː/ and soften /ɑː/ to /ɒː/ depending on region. IPA references show small shifts, but the core syllable structure remains Eid-al-Adha.
Key challenges include Arabic phonemes not common in English: the emphatic /dˤ/ and the aspirated /h/ sequence in Adha; the sequence /ædˈhɑː/ can be tricky with the heavy alveolar /d/ + aspirated /h/. Another challenge is keeping Eid as a two-letter long vowel /iː/ and linking smoothly with Al and Adha in multi-word phrase. Practice precise mouth positions and slow practice helps.
Yes—Adha features a silent-ish or lightly aspirated consonant cluster around /dh/ and a stressed final syllable /ɑː/. You should emphasize the second syllable with a clear /d/ and a trailing aspirated /h/. The definite article Al also can be reduced to /əl/ in fast speech. The combination requires careful muscular memory for Arabic phonemes within English rhythm.
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Eid al-Adha comes from Arabic: عيد الأضحى (Eid al-’Aḍḥā). Eid means ‘festival’ or ‘feast,’ while al-’Aḍḥā means ‘the sacrifice’ (root ضحى meaning ‘to sacrifice’ or ‘to slay’). The compound expresses a feast associated with the ritual sacrifice during the Hajj period. In classical Arabic, Eid functioned as a liturgical term; in various Muslim-majority regions, it became a fixed annual holiday naming convention in both religious and secular contexts. The first known written references appear in medieval Islamic texts describing the early caliphal era adoptive of the lunar calendar. Over centuries, Eid al-Adha has evolved into a globalized holiday observed with local customs, prayers, feasts, and charitable acts, while preserving the core narrative of obedience and generosity. The transliteration in Latin script varies (Eid vs Id, Adha vs Adha, al-al-). In modern times, as communities spread across continents, the name is maintained in diverse spellings but consistently signals the same ritual festival associated with slaughtering a permitted sacrifice during the Hajj period and the sharing of meat with the needy.
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