See also: چاد and حاد

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ج د د (j d d)
14 terms

Derived from the active participle of جَدَّ (jadda, to be serious).

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Adjective

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جَادّ (jādd) (feminine جَادَّة (jādda), masculine plural جَادُّونَ (jāddūna), feminine plural جَادَّات (jāddāt), elative أَجَدّ (ʔajadd))

  1. serious
  2. earnest
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Root
ج و د (j w d)
9 terms

Compare جَيِّد (jayyid, good, excellent).

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Verb

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جَادَ (jāda) I (non-past يَجُودُ (yajūdu), verbal noun جَوْد (jawd))

  1. to be or become good, excellent
  2. to be bountiful, generous, munificent
  3. to be or become copious, abundant
  4. to be fleet, swift, nimble (of a horse)
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