جدی

See also: جدي, حدي, and خذي

Persian

Etymology

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

Dari	جدی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷиддӣ

جدی • (jeddi)

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 (jeddi gereftan, “to take seriously”)