جدادة
Sudanese Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic دَجَاجَة (dajāja) with metathesis. Cognate with Chadian Arabic جدادة (jidāde).
Noun edit
جدادة • (jidāda) f
- chicken (singulative)
- 1978, Kitaab al Vahd aj Jadid[1], Bible Alliance Mission, Luuga [Luke] 11:12:
- Walla iza yaṭlub minnu beeḍa jidaad yaddiihu vagrab?
- And if he asks for a chicken egg, will he give him a scorpion?
Descendants edit
- Juba Arabic: jidaada