jedd
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
jedd m (plural jeddijiet)
- a right, entitlement
- Synonym: (commoner) dritt
Tarifit edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جد (jadd, “grandfather”)
Noun edit
jedd m (Tifinagh spelling ⵊⴻⴷⴷ, plural rejdud, feminine jida)
- grandfather
- jeddi ― my grandfather
- jedds ― his grandfather
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