See also: جده and حدة

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Feminine of جَدّ (jadd, grandfather, ancestor).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /d͡ʒad.da/

Noun

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جَدَّة (jaddaf (plural جَدَّات (jaddāt), masculine جَدّ (jadd))

  1. grandmother
Declension
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Declension of noun جَدَّة (jadda)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جَدَّة
jadda
الْجَدَّة
al-jadda
جَدَّة
jaddat
nominative جَدَّةٌ
jaddatun
الْجَدَّةُ
al-jaddatu
جَدَّةُ
jaddatu
accusative جَدَّةً
jaddatan
الْجَدَّةَ
al-jaddata
جَدَّةَ
jaddata
genitive جَدَّةٍ
jaddatin
الْجَدَّةِ
al-jaddati
جَدَّةِ
jaddati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جَدَّتَيْن
jaddatayn
الْجَدَّتَيْن
al-jaddatayn
جَدَّتَيْ
jaddatay
nominative جَدَّتَانِ
jaddatāni
الْجَدَّتَانِ
al-jaddatāni
جَدَّتَا
jaddatā
accusative جَدَّتَيْنِ
jaddatayni
الْجَدَّتَيْنِ
al-jaddatayni
جَدَّتَيْ
jaddatay
genitive جَدَّتَيْنِ
jaddatayni
الْجَدَّتَيْنِ
al-jaddatayni
جَدَّتَيْ
jaddatay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal جَدَّات
jaddāt
الْجَدَّات
al-jaddāt
جَدَّات
jaddāt
nominative جَدَّاتٌ
jaddātun
الْجَدَّاتُ
al-jaddātu
جَدَّاتُ
jaddātu
accusative جَدَّاتٍ
jaddātin
الْجَدَّاتِ
al-jaddāti
جَدَّاتِ
jaddāti
genitive جَدَّاتٍ
jaddātin
الْجَدَّاتِ
al-jaddāti
جَدَّاتِ
jaddāti

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Aramaic גידא / גודא, a length, a strip, a row, or patch; hence a strip of land by the sea, a tract near a body of water.

Noun

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جُدَّة (juddaf (plural جُدَد (judad))

  1. streak, tract, path, stria
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:27:
      وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ
      wa-mina l-jibāli judadun bīḍun wa-ḥumrun muḵtalifun ʔalwānuhā wa-ḡarābību sūdun
      And in the barrows there are streaks of bright white, of reds of sundry shades, and of raven’s black.
Declension
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Declension of noun جُدَّة (judda)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جُدَّة
judda
الْجُدَّة
al-judda
جُدَّة
juddat
nominative جُدَّةٌ
juddatun
الْجُدَّةُ
al-juddatu
جُدَّةُ
juddatu
accusative جُدَّةً
juddatan
الْجُدَّةَ
al-juddata
جُدَّةَ
juddata
genitive جُدَّةٍ
juddatin
الْجُدَّةِ
al-juddati
جُدَّةِ
juddati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جُدَّتَيْن
juddatayn
الْجُدَّتَيْن
al-juddatayn
جُدَّتَيْ
juddatay
nominative جُدَّتَانِ
juddatāni
الْجُدَّتَانِ
al-juddatāni
جُدَّتَا
juddatā
accusative جُدَّتَيْنِ
juddatayni
الْجُدَّتَيْنِ
al-juddatayni
جُدَّتَيْ
juddatay
genitive جُدَّتَيْنِ
juddatayni
الْجُدَّتَيْنِ
al-juddatayni
جُدَّتَيْ
juddatay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُدَد
judad
الْجُدَد
al-judad
جُدَد
judad
nominative جُدَدٌ
judadun
الْجُدَدُ
al-judadu
جُدَدُ
judadu
accusative جُدَدًا
judadan
الْجُدَدَ
al-judada
جُدَدَ
judada
genitive جُدَدٍ
judadin
الْجُدَدِ
al-judadi
جُدَدِ
judadi

Noun

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جِدَّة or جُدَّة (jidda or juddaf (obsolete)

  1. bank, side, edge of a water body
Declension
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Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)‎; جُدَّة (judda)
singular singular diptote in ـَة (-a)‎;
singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة
jidda‎; judda
الْجِدَّة‎; الْجُدَّة
al-jidda‎; al-judda
جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة
jiddat‎; juddat
nominative جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةٌ
jiddatu‎; juddatun
الْجِدَّةُ‎; الْجُدَّةُ
al-jiddatu‎; al-juddatu
جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةُ
jiddatu‎; juddatu
accusative جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةً
jiddata‎; juddatan
الْجِدَّةَ‎; الْجُدَّةَ
al-jiddata‎; al-juddata
جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ
jiddata‎; juddata
genitive جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةٍ
jiddata‎; juddatin
الْجِدَّةِ‎; الْجُدَّةِ
al-jiddati‎; al-juddati
جِدَّةِ‎; جُدَّةِ
jiddati‎; juddati

Proper noun

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جِدَّة or جُدَّة (jidda or juddaf

  1. Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)
Declension
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Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)‎; جُدَّة (judda)
singular singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة
jidda‎; judda
nominative جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةُ
jiddatu‎; juddatu
accusative جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ
jiddata‎; juddata
genitive جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ
jiddata‎; juddata

Etymology 3

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Verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, to be new).

Noun

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جِدَّة (jiddaf

  1. verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, to be new) (form I)
  2. newness, recency
    • 1865 CE, Bible (SVD), Epistle to the Romans, 6:4:
      فَدُفِنَّا مَعَهُ بِالْمَعْمُودِيَّةِ لِلْمَوْتِ، حَتَّى كَمَا أُقِيمَ الْمَسِيحُ مِنَ الْأَمْوَاتِ، بِمَجْدِ الْآبِ، هٰكَذَا نَسْلُكُ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي جِدَّةِ الْحَيَاةِ؟
      fa-dufinnā maʕahu bi-l-maʕmūdiyyati li-l-mawti, ḥattā kamā ʔuqīma l-masīḥu mina l-ʔamwāti, bi-majdi l-ʔābi, hākaḏā nasluku naḥnu ʔayḍan fī jiddati al-ḥayāti?
      Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
  3. novelty
  4. modernness, modernity
  5. rebirth, renaissance
Declension
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Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جِدَّة
jidda
الْجِدَّة
al-jidda
جِدَّة
jiddat
nominative جِدَّةٌ
jiddatun
الْجِدَّةُ
al-jiddatu
جِدَّةُ
jiddatu
accusative جِدَّةً
jiddatan
الْجِدَّةَ
al-jiddata
جِدَّةَ
jiddata
genitive جِدَّةٍ
jiddatin
الْجِدَّةِ
al-jiddati
جِدَّةِ
jiddati

References

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  • gd2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 157
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 285
  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “جدة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 250–251

Egyptian Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda). By surface analysis, جدّ (gidd, grandfather) +‎ ـة (-a, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جدّة (giddaf (plural جدّات (giddāt))

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: تيتة (tēta) (familiar), ستّ (sitt) (informal, construct only)
    Coordinate term: جدّ (gidd, grandfather)

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جَدَّة (jaddaf (plural جدات (jaddāt), masculine جد (jadd))

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: سِتّ (sitt), سِتُّو (sittu)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic جِدَّة (jidda).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒid.da/, [d͡ʒɪdda], [ʒɪdda]

Proper noun

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جِدَّة (jiddaf

  1. Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒad.de/, [ˈʒad.de]
  • IPA(key): /ʒad.da/, [ˈʒad.da]
  • IPA(key): /ʒid.da/, [ˈʒid.da]
  • IPA(key): /ʒid.de/, [ˈʒid.de]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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جدة (jadde, jiddef (plural جدات (jaddāt), masculine جد (jadd, jidd))

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: ست (sitt), تيتا (tēta, grandma)