جدة

See also: حدة‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

grandmother
Eve (wife of Adam)

Declension

Declension of noun جَدَّة (jadda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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
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

From the root ج د د‎ (j-d-d), 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))

streak, tract, path, stria
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:27:
  
  ‏وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ‎
  wamina l-jibāli judadun bīḍun waḥumrun mmuḵtalifun ʾalwānuhā waḡarābību 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)
Singular	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
Plural	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)

bank, side, edge of a waterbody

Declension

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

Singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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

Jeddah (a port city in Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea)

Declension

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

Singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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

verbal noun of جَدَّ‎ (jadda, “to be new”) (form I)
newness, recency
novelty
modernness, modernity
rebirth, renaissance

Declension

Declension of noun جِدَّة (jidda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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 (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 250–251

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