جد

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See also: حد, خد, and خذ

Arabic

Root
ج د د (j d d)
14 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew גד (gad).

Verb

جَدَّ (jadda) I (non-past يَجِدُّ (yajiddu), verbal noun جِدَّة (jidda))

  1. to be new
Conjugation

Verb

جَدَّ (jadda) I (non-past يَجِدُّ (yajiddu), verbal noun جِدّ (jidd))

  1. to be serious
  2. to be earnest
Conjugation

Noun

جِدّ (jiddm

  1. verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, to be serious, to be earnest)
  2. seriousness, earnestness
  3. diligence, assiduity, eagerness
Declension

Noun

جَدّ (jaddm (plural جُدُود (judūd))

  1. good luck, good fortune
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

جَدّ (jaddm (plural أَجْدَاد (ʔajdād) or جُدُود (judūd) or جُدُودَة (judūda), feminine جَدَّة (jadda))

  1. grandfather
  2. ancestor
  3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) glory
  4. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Majesty
  5. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) grandeur
  6. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) excellence
  7. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ancient
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: يد (yad(d))
References

Etymology 3

Verb

جِدْ (jid) (form I) /d͡ʒid/

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of وَجَدَ (wajada)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Pronunciation

Noun

جد (jaddm (plural جدود (jdūd), feminine جدة (jadda))

  1. grandfather
    جدي توفى هادي شي سبع سنين.
    jaddi twaffa hādi ši sabʕ snīn.
    My grandfather died approximately 7 years ago.
  2. ancestor
    جدودنا كانوا رجال.jdūdna kānu rjāl.Our ancestors were brave men.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Noun

جد (cedd) (plural اجداد)

  1. ancestor

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? jaḏḏ
Dari reading? jadd
Iranian reading? jadd
Tajik reading? jadd

Noun

Dari جد
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷад

جد (jadd) (plural اجداد (ajdād))

  1. ancestor

References

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “جد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒadd/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَدّ (jadd).

Noun

جدّ (jaddm (plural جدود (jdūd), feminine جدّة (jadde))

  1. grandfather
    Endearing form: جدّو (jaddo)
    Synonym: سيد (sīd)

Etymology 2

From Arabic جِدّ (jidd).

Noun

جدّ (jaddm

  1. seriousness, earnestness
Derived terms
  • عن جد (ʕan jadd, seriously, really)