جاد

See also: چاد and حاد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ج د د (j-d-d)

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. serious
  2. earnest
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ج و د (j-w-d)

Compare جَيِّد (jayyid, good, excellent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.da/

Verb

جَادَ • (jāda) I, non-past يَجُودُ‎ (yajūdu)

  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)
Conjugation
References
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