جدی

See also: جدي, حدي, and خذي

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جِدِّيّ (jiddiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid.ˈdiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪.d̪íː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪.d̪íː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪.d̪íː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒid̪.d̪í]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒed̪.d̪íː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒid̪.d̪í]

Readings
Classical reading?	jiddī
Dari reading?	jiddī
Iranian reading?	jeddi
Tajik reading?	jiddi

Adjective

جدی • (jiddī / jeddi) (Tajik spelling ҷиддӣ)

1. serious
   • 2004, https://web.archive.org/web/20071026015515/http://www.sharemation.com/baser/article/pishdavari2.htm:

     این نگاه امروز مورد قبول محققین جدّی نیست.

     in negâh emruz mowred-e qabul-e mohaqqeqin-e jeddi nist.

     This point of view is no longer accepted by serious scholars.

Derived terms

• جدی گرفتن (jiddī giriftan / jeddi gereftan, “to take seriously”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جِدْي (jidy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒidj/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪j]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪j]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪd̪j]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒid̪j]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒed̪j]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒid̪j]

Readings
Classical reading?	jidy
Dari reading?	jidy
Iranian reading?	jedy
Tajik reading?	jidy

Adjective

جدی • (jidy / jedy) (Tajik spelling ҷидй)

1. (astronomy) Capricorn (Capricornus; (constellation))
2. (astrology) Capricorn (the zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology))
3. (Dari, dated in Iran) The Tenth month of the Solar Hijri Calendar, equivalent to دی (day / dey): Dey

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “جدی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim