جدادة

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Sudanese Arabic[edit]

جدادة

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic دَجَاجَة (dajāja) with metathesis. Cognate with Chadian Arabic جدادة (jidāde).

Noun[edit]

جدادة (jidādaf

  1. chicken (singulative)
    • 1978, Kitaab al Vahd aj Jadid[1], Bible Alliance Mission, Luuga [Luke] 11:12:
      Walla iza yaṭlub minnu beeḍa jidaad yaddiihu vagrab?
      And if he asks for a chicken egg, will he give him a scorpion?

Descendants[edit]

  • Juba Arabic: jidaada