جدا

See also: خدا‎ and حدا‎

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of جِدّ‎ (jidd, “seriousness”), from the root ج د د‎ (j-d-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid.dan/

Adverb

جِدًّا • (jiddan)

1. very
2. extremely

See also

• لِلْغَايَةِ‎ (lilḡāyati)

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Azerbaijani

Adjective

جدا‎ (cüda)

1. Arabic spelling of cüda (“divided, isolated”)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Classical Persian جُدا‎ (judā).

Adjective

جدا • (cüdâ)

1. divided
2. separated
3. isolated

Etymology 2

From Middle Mongolian ᠵᠢᠳᠠ (ǰida), compare modern Mongolian жад (jad).

Noun

جدا • (cida)

1. spear, lance

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ywdtʾk' (ǰudāg, “separate, different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yutás (“separate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒudɑː/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊdɒː/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒodɒː/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒudɔ/

Adjective

جُدا • (jodâ)

1. divided
2. separated
3. isolated

Derived terms

• جدا شدن‎ (jodâ šodan)
• جدا کردن‎ (jodâ kardan)
• جداگانه‎ (jodâ-gâne)
• جدایی‎ (jodâyi)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જુદું (judũ)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जुदा (judā)

  Urdu: جُدا‎ (judā)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਜੁਦਾ (judā)

  Shahmukhi: جُدا‎ (judā)

Etymology 2

From Arabic جِدًّا‎ (jiddan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiddan/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪddan/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeddæn/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiddan/

Adverb

جِدّاً • (jeddan)

1. seriously

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “جدا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جدا‎ (judā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ywdtʾk' /ǰudāg/, “separate, different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yutás (“separate”). Compare Punjabi ਜੁਦਾ (judā) / جُدا‎ (judā), Gujarati જુદું (judũ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.d̪ɑː/

Adjective

جُدا • (judā) (Hindi spelling जुदा)

1. separate, apart, split

   Synonym: الگ‎ (alag)

2. different, unrelated

Derived terms

• جُدائی‎ (judā'ī)

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “جداا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.