See also: جذر, خدر, and خ د ر

Arabic

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Root
ج د ر (j-d-r)

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Verb

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جَدُرَ (jadura) I, non-past يَجْدُرُ‎ (yajduru)

  1. to be suitable; to be proper
  2. to be worthy

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جُدُر (judurm pl

  1. plural of جِدَار (jidār)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 59:14:
      لَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَّا فِي قُرًى مُحَصَّنَةٍ أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جُدُرٍ بَأْسُهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ شَدِيدٌ تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
      lā yuqātilūnakum jamīʕan ʔillā fī quran muḥaṣṣanatin ʔaw min warāʔi judurin baʔsuhum baynahum šadīdun taḥsabuhum jamīʕan waqulūbuhum šattā ḏālika biʔannahum qawmun lā yaʕqilūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِدْر (qidr).

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  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈdɪr/

Noun

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جدر (jidirm (plural جدور (jdūr))

  1. a saucepot; a saucepan
    الي بالجدر يطلعه الملاس
    Whatever is in the saucepot the spatula will get out (famous Kuwaiti saying)

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian.

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Readings
Classical reading? jaḏr
Dari reading? jadr
Iranian reading? jadr
Tajik reading? jadr

Noun

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جدر (jadr)

  1. a yearling camel