jedd
Maltese
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic يَد (yad, “authority”, literally “hand”). Compare Latin manus, which may have influenced the semantic development. Doublet of id (“hand”), which continues the common dialectal Arabic form, while jedd was a more formal word that appeared in the classical shape.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjedd m (plural jeddijiet)
- a right, entitlement
- Synonym: (commoner) dritt
Tarifit
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Moroccan Arabic جد (jadd, “grandfather”)
Noun
editjedd m (Tifinagh spelling ⵊⴻⴷⴷ, plural rejdud, feminine jida)
- grandfather
- jeddi ― my grandfather
- jedds ― his grandfather
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