لدى

See also: لدي

Arabic

Etymology

Developed parallel with لَدُن (ladun) with the root د ء ء (d-ʔ-ʔ). Derived from لَ (la, “to, for”) + دَأ (daʔ), variant of دَأدَأ (“to run swiftly; to follow immediately right after ones footsteps, to be close behind, to be near before someone”). Hence rendering the sense, to be right before them, to be in their presence, immediately at their person, nearly occupying the same location, as close as one can get.

Preposition

1. at, near, on, upon, with

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					لَدَى (ladā)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	لَدَيَّ (ladayya)		لَدَيْنَا (ladaynā)
Second person	لَدَيْكَ (ladayka)	لَدَيْكِ (ladayki)	لَدَيْكُمَا (ladaykumā)	لَدَيْكُمْ (ladaykum)	لَدَيْكُنَّ (ladaykunna)
Third person	لَدَيْهِ (ladayhi)	لَدَيْهَا (ladayhā)	لَدَيْهِمَا (ladayhimā)	لَدَيْهِمْ (ladayhim)	لَدَيْهِنَّ (ladayhinna)

Synonyms

• عِنْدَ (ʕinda)