جدير

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج د ر (j-d-r); compare جَدُرَ (jadura, to be suitable, to be worthy), جِدَار (jidār, wall), جُدِرَ (judira, to have smallpox).

Adjective

جَدِير (jadīr) (feminine جَدِيرَة (jadīra), masculine plural جَدِيرُون (jadīrūn) or جُدَرَاء (judarāʔ), feminine plural جَدِيرَات (jadīrāt), elative أَجْدَر (ʔajdar))

  1. fit, suitable
  2. worthy, deserving
  3. proper, appropriate
  4. afflicted with smallpox
  5. walled in

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