أجد

See also: احد, أخذ, اخذ, أحد, and آخذ

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Elative of جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”) and جَادّ (jādd, “serious, earnest”).

Adjective

أَجَدّ • (ʔajadd) (feminine جُدَّى (juddā), masculine plural أَجَادّ (ʔajādd), feminine plural جُدَّيَات (juddayāt))

1. elative degree of جَدِيد (jadīd):
   1. newer; newest
2. elative degree of جَادّ (jādd):
   1. more serious; most serious
   2. more earnest; most earnest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَجَدّ (ʔajadd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَدّ ʔajadd	الْأَجَدّ al-ʔajadd	جُدّى juddā	الْجُدّى al-juddā
Nominative	أَجَدُّ ʔajaddu	الْأَجَدُّ al-ʔajaddu	جُدّى juddā	الْجُدّى al-juddā
Accusative	أَجَدَّ ʔajadda	الْأَجَدَّ al-ʔajadda	جُدّى juddā	الْجُدّى al-juddā
Genitive	أَجَدَّ ʔajadda	الْأَجَدِّ al-ʔajaddi	جُدّى juddā	الْجُدّى al-juddā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَدَّيْن ʔajaddayn	الْأَجَدَّيْن al-ʔajaddayn	جُدَّيَيْن juddayayn	الْجُدَّيَيْن al-juddayayn
Nominative	أَجَدَّانِ ʔajaddāni	الْأَجَدَّانِ al-ʔajaddāni	جُدَّيَانِ juddayāni	الْجُدَّيَانِ al-juddayāni
Accusative	أَجَدَّيْنِ ʔajaddayni	الْأَجَدَّيْنِ al-ʔajaddayni	جُدَّيَيْنِ juddayayni	الْجُدَّيَيْنِ al-juddayayni
Genitive	أَجَدَّيْنِ ʔajaddayni	الْأَجَدَّيْنِ al-ʔajaddayni	جُدَّيَيْنِ juddayayni	الْجُدَّيَيْنِ al-juddayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَادّ ʔajādd	الْأَجَادّ al-ʔajādd	جُدَّيَات juddayāt	الْجُدَّيَات al-juddayāt
Nominative	أَجَادُّ ʔajāddu	الْأَجَادُّ al-ʔajāddu	جُدَّيَاتٌ juddayātun	الْجُدَّيَاتُ al-juddayātu
Accusative	أَجَادَّ ʔajādda	الْأَجَادَّ al-ʔajādda	جُدَّيَاتٍ juddayātin	الْجُدَّيَاتِ al-juddayāti
Genitive	أَجَادَّ ʔajādda	الْأَجَادِّ al-ʔajāddi	جُدَّيَاتٍ juddayātin	الْجُدَّيَاتِ al-juddayāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “جد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أجد (form I)

1. أَجِدُّ (ʔajiddu) /ʔa.d͡ʒid.du/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of جَدَّ (jadda)
2. أَجِدَّ (ʔajidda) /ʔa.d͡ʒid.da/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of جَدَّ (jadda)
3. أَجِدِّ (ʔajiddi) /ʔa.d͡ʒid.di/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of جَدَّ (jadda)

Etymology

Verb

أجد (form I)

1. أَجِدُ (ʔajidu) /ʔa.d͡ʒi.du/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَجَدَ (wajada)
2. أَجِدَ (ʔajida) /ʔa.d͡ʒi.da/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَجَدَ (wajada)
3. أَجِدْ (ʔajid) /ʔa.d͡ʒid/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَجَدَ (wajada)