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 • (ʔajdar) (feminine جُدْرَى (judrā), masculine plural أَجَادِر (ʔajādir), feminine plural جُدْرَيَات (judrayāt))

1. Template:elative of:
   1. worthier; worthiest
   2. more appropriate; most appropriate

Declension

Declension of adjective أَجْدَر (ʔajdar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجْدَر ʔajdar	الْأَجْدَر al-ʔajdar	جُدْرى judrā	الْجُدْرى al-judrā
Nominative	أَجْدَرُ ʔajdaru	الْأَجْدَرُ al-ʔajdaru	جُدْرى judrā	الْجُدْرى al-judrā
Accusative	أَجْدَرَ ʔajdara	الْأَجْدَرَ al-ʔajdara	جُدْرى judrā	الْجُدْرى al-judrā
Genitive	أَجْدَرَ ʔajdara	الْأَجْدَرِ al-ʔajdari	جُدْرى judrā	الْجُدْرى al-judrā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجْدَرَيْن ʔajdarayn	الْأَجْدَرَيْن al-ʔajdarayn	جُدْرَيَيْن judrayayn	الْجُدْرَيَيْن al-judrayayn
Nominative	أَجْدَرَانِ ʔajdarāni	الْأَجْدَرَانِ al-ʔajdarāni	جُدْرَيَانِ judrayāni	الْجُدْرَيَانِ al-judrayāni
Accusative	أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʔajdarayni	الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʔajdarayni	جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni	الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni
Genitive	أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʔajdarayni	الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʔajdarayni	جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni	الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَادِر ʔajādir	الْأَجَادِر al-ʔajādir	جُدْرَيَات judrayāt	الْجُدْرَيَات al-judrayāt
Nominative	أَجَادِرُ ʔajādiru	الْأَجَادِرُ al-ʔajādiru	جُدْرَيَاتٌ judrayātun	الْجُدْرَيَاتُ al-judrayātu
Accusative	أَجَادِرَ ʔajādira	الْأَجَادِرَ al-ʔajādira	جُدْرَيَاتٍ judrayātin	الْجُدْرَيَاتِ al-judrayāti
Genitive	أَجَادِرَ ʔajādira	الْأَجَادِرِ al-ʔajādiri	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