جدة

See also: جده and حدة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Feminine of جَدّ (jadd, “grandfather, ancestor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒad.da/

Noun

جَدَّة • (jadda) f (plural جَدَّات (jaddāt), masculine جَدّ (jadd))

1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of noun جَدَّة (jadda)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَدَّة jadda	الْجَدَّة al-jadda	جَدَّة jaddat
nominative	جَدَّةٌ jaddatun	الْجَدَّةُ al-jaddatu	جَدَّةُ jaddatu
accusative	جَدَّةً jaddatan	الْجَدَّةَ al-jaddata	جَدَّةَ jaddata
genitive	جَدَّةٍ jaddatin	الْجَدَّةِ al-jaddati	جَدَّةِ jaddati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَدَّتَيْن jaddatayn	الْجَدَّتَيْن al-jaddatayn	جَدَّتَيْ jaddatay
nominative	جَدَّتَانِ jaddatāni	الْجَدَّتَانِ al-jaddatāni	جَدَّتَا jaddatā
accusative	جَدَّتَيْنِ jaddatayni	الْجَدَّتَيْنِ al-jaddatayni	جَدَّتَيْ jaddatay
genitive	جَدَّتَيْنِ jaddatayni	الْجَدَّتَيْنِ al-jaddatayni	جَدَّتَيْ jaddatay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَدَّات jaddāt	الْجَدَّات al-jaddāt	جَدَّات jaddāt
nominative	جَدَّاتٌ jaddātun	الْجَدَّاتُ al-jaddātu	جَدَّاتُ jaddātu
accusative	جَدَّاتٍ jaddātin	الْجَدَّاتِ al-jaddāti	جَدَّاتِ jaddāti
genitive	جَدَّاتٍ jaddātin	الْجَدَّاتِ al-jaddāti	جَدَّاتِ jaddāti

Etymology 2

Root
ج د د (j d d)
17 terms

Cognate with Aramaic גידא / גודא, a length, a strip, a row, or patch; hence a strip of land by the sea, a tract near a body of water.

Noun

جُدَّة • (judda) f (plural جُدَد (judad))

1. streak, tract, path, stria
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:27:

     وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ

     wa-mina l-jibāli judadun bīḍun wa-ḥumrun muḵtalifun ʔalwānuhā wa-ḡarābību sūdun

     And in the barrows there are streaks of bright white, of reds of sundry shades, and of raven’s black.

Declension

Declension of noun جُدَّة (judda)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُدَّة judda	الْجُدَّة al-judda	جُدَّة juddat
nominative	جُدَّةٌ juddatun	الْجُدَّةُ al-juddatu	جُدَّةُ juddatu
accusative	جُدَّةً juddatan	الْجُدَّةَ al-juddata	جُدَّةَ juddata
genitive	جُدَّةٍ juddatin	الْجُدَّةِ al-juddati	جُدَّةِ juddati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُدَّتَيْن juddatayn	الْجُدَّتَيْن al-juddatayn	جُدَّتَيْ juddatay
nominative	جُدَّتَانِ juddatāni	الْجُدَّتَانِ al-juddatāni	جُدَّتَا juddatā
accusative	جُدَّتَيْنِ juddatayni	الْجُدَّتَيْنِ al-juddatayni	جُدَّتَيْ juddatay
genitive	جُدَّتَيْنِ juddatayni	الْجُدَّتَيْنِ al-juddatayni	جُدَّتَيْ juddatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُدَد judad	الْجُدَد al-judad	جُدَد judad
nominative	جُدَدٌ judadun	الْجُدَدُ al-judadu	جُدَدُ judadu
accusative	جُدَدًا judadan	الْجُدَدَ al-judada	جُدَدَ judada
genitive	جُدَدٍ judadin	الْجُدَدِ al-judadi	جُدَدِ judadi

Noun

جِدَّة or جُدَّة • (jidda or judda) f (obsolete)

2. bank, side, edge of a water body

Declension

Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)‎; جُدَّة (judda)

singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة jidda‎; judda	الْجِدَّة‎; الْجُدَّة al-jidda‎; al-judda	جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة jiddat‎; juddat
nominative	جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةٌ jiddatu‎; juddatun	الْجِدَّةُ‎; الْجُدَّةُ al-jiddatu‎; al-juddatu	جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةُ jiddatu‎; juddatu
accusative	جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةً jiddata‎; juddatan	الْجِدَّةَ‎; الْجُدَّةَ al-jiddata‎; al-juddata	جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ jiddata‎; juddata
genitive	جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةٍ jiddata‎; juddatin	الْجِدَّةِ‎; الْجُدَّةِ al-jiddati‎; al-juddati	جِدَّةِ‎; جُدَّةِ jiddati‎; juddati

Proper noun

جِدَّة or جُدَّة • (jidda or judda) f

1. Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)

Declension

Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)‎; جُدَّة (judda)

singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	جِدَّة‎; جُدَّة jidda‎; judda	—
nominative	—	جِدَّةُ‎; جُدَّةُ jiddatu‎; juddatu	—
accusative	—	جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ jiddata‎; juddata	—
genitive	—	جِدَّةَ‎; جُدَّةَ jiddata‎; juddata	—

Etymology 3

Verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, “to be new”).

Noun

جِدَّة • (jidda) f

1. verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, “to be new”) (form I)
2. newness, recency
   • 1865 CE, Bible (SVD), Epistle to the Romans, 6:4:

     فَدُفِنَّا مَعَهُ بِالْمَعْمُودِيَّةِ لِلْمَوْتِ، حَتَّى كَمَا أُقِيمَ الْمَسِيحُ مِنَ الْأَمْوَاتِ، بِمَجْدِ الْآبِ، هٰكَذَا نَسْلُكُ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي جِدَّةِ الْحَيَاةِ؟

     fa-dufinnā maʕahu bi-l-maʕmūdiyyati li-l-mawti, ḥattā kamā ʔuqīma l-masīḥu mina l-ʔamwāti, bi-majdi l-ʔābi, hākaḏā nasluku naḥnu ʔayḍan fī jiddati al-ḥayāti?

     Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

3. novelty
4. modernness, modernity
5. rebirth, renaissance

Declension

Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِدَّة jidda	الْجِدَّة al-jidda	جِدَّة jiddat
nominative	جِدَّةٌ jiddatun	الْجِدَّةُ al-jiddatu	جِدَّةُ jiddatu
accusative	جِدَّةً jiddatan	الْجِدَّةَ al-jiddata	جِدَّةَ jiddata
genitive	جِدَّةٍ jiddatin	الْجِدَّةِ al-jiddati	جِدَّةِ jiddati

References

• “gd²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Badawi, Elsaid M.; Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008), Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 157
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 285
• Freytag, Georg (1830), “جدة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 250–251

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• جدّه (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda). By surface analysis, جدّ (gidd, “grandfather”) +‎ ـة (-a, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡid.da/

Noun

جدّة • (gidda) f (plural جدّات (giddāt))

1. grandmother

   Synonyms: تيتة (tēta) (familiar), ستّ (sitt) (informal, construct only)

   Coordinate term: جدّ (gidd, “grandfather”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒad.da/

Noun

جَدَّة • (jadda) f (plural جدات (jaddāt), masculine جد (jadd))

1. grandmother

   Synonyms: سِتّ (sitt), سِتُّو (sittu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic جِدَّة (jidda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid.da/, [d͡ʒɪdda], [ʒɪdda]

Proper noun

جِدَّة • (jidda) f

1. Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒad.de/, [ˈʒad.de]
• IPA^(key): /ʒad.da/, [ˈʒad.da]
• IPA^(key): /ʒid.da/, [ˈʒid.da]
• IPA^(key): /ʒid.de/, [ˈʒid.de]

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Noun

جدة • (jadde, jidde) f (plural جدات (jaddāt), masculine جد (jadd, jidd))

1. grandmother

   Synonyms: ست (sitt), تيتا (tēta, “grandma”)