أجدر
See also: اخدر, اجذر, أخدر, and أجذر
Arabic
Etymology
Elative of جَدِير (jadīr, “worthy; appropriate”), from the root ج د ر (j-d-r).
Adjective
أَجْدَر • (ʾajdar) (feminine جُدْرَى (judrā), masculine plural أَجَادِر (ʾajādir), feminine plural جُدْرَيَات (judrayāt))
- elative degree of جَدِير (jadīr):
- worthier; worthiest
- more appropriate; most appropriate
- a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Zaman Al-Wasl:
- ضَعْ عَلَى صَدْرِيَ يُمْنَاكَ فَمَا – أَجْدَرَ ٱلْمَاءَ بِإِطْفَاءِ ٱللَّهَبْ
- ḍaʿ ʿalā ṣadriya yumnāka famā – ʾajdara l-māʾa biʾiṭfāʾi l-lahab
- Place your right hand on my chest, how – adept the water is in putting out the flame
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Declension
Declension of adjective أَجْدَر (ʾajdar)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجْدَر ʾajdar | الْأَجْدَر al-ʾajdar | جُدْرى judrā | الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Nominative | أَجْدَرُ ʾajdaru | الْأَجْدَرُ al-ʾajdaru | جُدْرى judrā | الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Accusative | أَجْدَرَ ʾajdara | الْأَجْدَرَ al-ʾajdara | جُدْرى judrā | الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Genitive | أَجْدَرَ ʾajdara | الْأَجْدَرِ al-ʾajdari | جُدْرى judrā | الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجْدَرَيْن ʾajdarayn | الْأَجْدَرَيْن al-ʾajdarayn | جُدْرَيَيْن judrayayn | الْجُدْرَيَيْن al-judrayayn |
| Nominative | أَجْدَرَانِ ʾajdarāni | الْأَجْدَرَانِ al-ʾajdarāni | جُدْرَيَانِ judrayāni | الْجُدْرَيَانِ al-judrayāni |
| Accusative | أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʾajdarayni | الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʾajdarayni | جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni | الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni |
| Genitive | أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʾajdarayni | الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʾajdarayni | جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni | الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجَادِر ʾajādir | الْأَجَادِر al-ʾajādir | جُدْرَيَات judrayāt | الْجُدْرَيَات al-judrayāt |
| Nominative | أَجَادِرُ ʾajādiru | الْأَجَادِرُ al-ʾajādiru | جُدْرَيَاتٌ judrayātun | الْجُدْرَيَاتُ al-judrayātu |
| Accusative | أَجَادِرَ ʾajādira | الْأَجَادِرَ al-ʾajādira | جُدْرَيَاتٍ judrayātin | الْجُدْرَيَاتِ al-judrayāti |
| Genitive | أَجَادِرَ ʾajādira | الْأَجَادِرِ al-ʾajādiri | جُدْرَيَاتٍ judrayātin | الْجُدْرَيَاتِ al-judrayāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “جدر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN