جاد
See also: چاد and حاد
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of جَدَّ (jadda, “to be serious”), from the root ج د د (j-d-d).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
جَادّ • (jādd) (feminine جَادَّة (jādda), masculine plural جَادُّونَ (jāddūna), feminine plural جَادَّات (jāddāt), elative أَجَدّ (ʾajadd))
- serious
- earnest
Declension
Declension of adjective جَادّ (jādd)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | جَادّ jādd | الْجَادّ al-jādd | جَادَّة jādda | الْجَادَّة al-jādda |
Nominative | جَادٌّ jāddun | الْجَادُّ al-jāddu | جَادَّةٌ jāddatun | الْجَادَّةُ al-jāddatu |
Accusative | جَادًّا jāddan | الْجَادَّ al-jādda | جَادَّةً jāddatan | الْجَادَّةَ al-jāddata |
Genitive | جَادٍّ jāddin | الْجَادِّ al-jāddi | جَادَّةٍ jāddatin | الْجَادَّةِ al-jāddati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | جَادَّيْن jāddayn | الْجَادَّيْن al-jāddayn | جَادَّتَيْن jāddatayn | الْجَادَّتَيْن al-jāddatayn |
Nominative | جَادَّانِ jāddāni | الْجَادَّانِ al-jāddāni | جَادَّتَانِ jāddatāni | الْجَادَّتَانِ al-jāddatāni |
Accusative | جَادَّيْنِ jāddayni | الْجَادَّيْنِ al-jāddayni | جَادَّتَيْنِ jāddatayni | الْجَادَّتَيْنِ al-jāddatayni |
Genitive | جَادَّيْنِ jāddayni | الْجَادَّيْنِ al-jāddayni | جَادَّتَيْنِ jāddatayni | الْجَادَّتَيْنِ al-jāddatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | جَادِّين jāddīn | الْجَادِّين al-jāddīn | جَادَّات jāddāt | الْجَادَّات al-jāddāt |
Nominative | جَادُّونَ jāddūna | الْجَادُّونَ al-jāddūna | جَادَّاتٌ jāddātun | الْجَادَّاتُ al-jāddātu |
Accusative | جَادِّينَ jāddīna | الْجَادِّينَ al-jāddīna | جَادَّاتٍ jāddātin | الْجَادَّاتِ al-jāddāti |
Genitive | جَادِّينَ jāddīna | الْجَادِّينَ al-jāddīna | جَادَّاتٍ jāddātin | الْجَادَّاتِ al-jāddāti |
Etymology 2
From the 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)
- to be or become good, excellent
- to be bountiful, generous, munificent
- to be or become copious, abundant
- (of a horse) to be fleet, swift, nimble
Conjugation
Conjugation of
جَادَ
(form-I hollow, verbal noun جَوْد)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | جَوْد jawd | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | جَائِد jāʾid | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | جُدْتُ judtu | جُدْتَ judta | جَادَ jāda | جُدْتُمَا judtumā | جَادَا jādā | جُدْنَا judnā | جُدْتُمْ judtum | جَادُوا jādū | |||
f | جُدْتِ judti | جَادَتْ jādat | جَادَتَا jādatā | جُدْتُنَّ judtunna | جُدْنَ judna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَجُودُ ʾajūdu | تَجُودُ tajūdu | يَجُودُ yajūdu | تَجُودَانِ tajūdāni | يَجُودَانِ yajūdāni | نَجُودُ najūdu | تَجُودُونَ tajūdūna | يَجُودُونَ yajūdūna | |||
f | تَجُودِينَ tajūdīna | تَجُودُ tajūdu | تَجُودَانِ tajūdāni | تَجُدْنَ tajudna | يَجُدْنَ yajudna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَجُودَ ʾajūda | تَجُودَ tajūda | يَجُودَ yajūda | تَجُودَا tajūdā | يَجُودَا yajūdā | نَجُودَ najūda | تَجُودُوا tajūdū | يَجُودُوا yajūdū | |||
f | تَجُودِي tajūdī | تَجُودَ tajūda | تَجُودَا tajūdā | تَجُدْنَ tajudna | يَجُدْنَ yajudna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَجُدْ ʾajud | تَجُدْ tajud | يَجُدْ yajud | تَجُودَا tajūdā | يَجُودَا yajūdā | نَجُدْ najud | تَجُودُوا tajūdū | يَجُودُوا yajūdū | |||
f | تَجُودِي tajūdī | تَجُدْ tajud | تَجُودَا tajūdā | تَجُدْنَ tajudna | يَجُدْنَ yajudna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | جُدْ jud | جُودَا jūdā | جُودُوا jūdū | ||||||||
f | جُودِي jūdī | جُدْنَ judna |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “جاد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- “جاد” in Almaany