جدي

See also: جدی, حدي, and خذي

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ج د د (j d d)
14 terms

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of جِدِّ (jiddi, “seriousness”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid.dijj/

Adjective

جِدِّيّ • (jiddiyy) (feminine جِدِّيَّة (jiddiyya), masculine plural جِدِّيُّونَ (jiddiyyūna), feminine plural جِدِّيَّات (jiddiyyāt))

serious; grave; earnest
decisive; resolute (about a person)

Declension

Declension of adjective جِدِّيّ (jiddiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جِدِّي jiddī	الْجِدِّي al-jiddī	جِدِّيَّة jiddiyya	الْجِدِّيَّة al-jiddiyya
Nominative	جِدِّيٌّ jiddiyyun	الْجِدِّيُّ al-jiddiyyu	جِدِّيَّةٌ jiddiyyatun	الْجِدِّيَّةُ al-jiddiyyatu
Accusative	جِدِّيًّا jiddiyyan	الْجِدِّيَّ al-jiddiyya	جِدِّيَّةً jiddiyyatan	الْجِدِّيَّةَ al-jiddiyyata
Genitive	جِدِّيٍّ jiddiyyin	الْجِدِّيِّ al-jiddiyyi	جِدِّيَّةٍ jiddiyyatin	الْجِدِّيَّةِ al-jiddiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جِدِّيَّيْن jiddiyyayn	الْجِدِّيَّيْن al-jiddiyyayn	جِدِّيَّتَيْن jiddiyyatayn	الْجِدِّيَّتَيْن al-jiddiyyatayn
Nominative	جِدِّيَّانِ jiddiyyāni	الْجِدِّيَّانِ al-jiddiyyāni	جِدِّيَّتَانِ jiddiyyatāni	الْجِدِّيَّتَانِ al-jiddiyyatāni
Accusative	جِدِّيَّيْنِ jiddiyyayni	الْجِدِّيَّيْنِ al-jiddiyyayni	جِدِّيَّتَيْنِ jiddiyyatayni	الْجِدِّيَّتَيْنِ al-jiddiyyatayni
Genitive	جِدِّيَّيْنِ jiddiyyayni	الْجِدِّيَّيْنِ al-jiddiyyayni	جِدِّيَّتَيْنِ jiddiyyatayni	الْجِدِّيَّتَيْنِ al-jiddiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جِدِّيِّين jiddiyyīn	الْجِدِّيِّين al-jiddiyyīn	جِدِّيَّات jiddiyyāt	الْجِدِّيَّات al-jiddiyyāt
Nominative	جِدِّيُّونَ jiddiyyūna	الْجِدِّيُّونَ al-jiddiyyūna	جِدِّيَّاتٌ jiddiyyātun	الْجِدِّيَّاتُ al-jiddiyyātu
Accusative	جِدِّيِّينَ jiddiyyīna	الْجِدِّيِّينَ al-jiddiyyīna	جِدِّيَّاتٍ jiddiyyātin	الْجِدِّيَّاتِ al-jiddiyyāti
Genitive	جِدِّيِّينَ jiddiyyīna	الْجِدِّيِّينَ al-jiddiyyīna	جِدِّيَّاتٍ jiddiyyātin	الْجِدِّيَّاتِ al-jiddiyyāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: ciddi
→ Bashkir: етди (yetdi)
→ Persian: جدی (jeddi)
→ Tajik: ҷиддӣ (jiddi)
→ Ottoman Turkish: جدی (ciddi)
> Turkish: ciddi (inherited)
→ Uyghur: جىددىي (jiddiy)
→ Uzbek: jiddiy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *gady- (“kid”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒadj/

Noun

جَدْي • (jady) m (plural جِدَاء (jidāʔ) or جِدْيَان (jidyān))

kid, young male of a goat
Capricorn (astronomy)

Declension

Declension of noun جَدْي (jady)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَدْي jady	الْجَدْي al-jady	جَدْي jady
Nominative	جَدْيٌ jadyun	الْجَدْيُ al-jadyu	جَدْيُ jadyu
Accusative	جَدْيًا jadyan	الْجَدْيَ al-jadya	جَدْيَ jadya
Genitive	جَدْيٍ jadyin	الْجَدْيِ al-jadyi	جَدْيِ jadyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَدْيَيْن jadyayn	الْجَدْيَيْن al-jadyayn	جَدْيَيْ jadyay
Nominative	جَدْيَانِ jadyāni	الْجَدْيَانِ al-jadyāni	جَدْيَا jadyā
Accusative	جَدْيَيْنِ jadyayni	الْجَدْيَيْنِ al-jadyayni	جَدْيَيْ jadyay
Genitive	جَدْيَيْنِ jadyayni	الْجَدْيَيْنِ al-jadyayni	جَدْيَيْ jadyay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِدَاء‎; جِدْيَان jidāʔ‎; jidyān	الْجِدَاء‎; الْجِدْيَان al-jidāʔ‎; al-jidyān	جِدَاء‎; جِدْيَان jidāʔ‎; jidyān
Nominative	جِدَاءٌ‎; جِدْيَانٌ jidāʔun‎; jidyānun	الْجِدَاءُ‎; الْجِدْيَانُ al-jidāʔu‎; al-jidyānu	جِدَاءُ‎; جِدْيَانُ jidāʔu‎; jidyānu
Accusative	جِدَاءً‎; جِدْيَانًا jidāʔan‎; jidyānan	الْجِدَاءَ‎; الْجِدْيَانَ al-jidāʔa‎; al-jidyāna	جِدَاءَ‎; جِدْيَانَ jidāʔa‎; jidyāna
Genitive	جِدَاءٍ‎; جِدْيَانٍ jidāʔin‎; jidyānin	الْجِدَاءِ‎; الْجِدْيَانِ al-jidāʔi‎; al-jidyāni	جِدَاءِ‎; جِدْيَانِ jidāʔi‎; jidyāni

Etymology 3

Verb

جِدِّي • (jiddī) (form I) /d͡ʒid.diː/

second-person feminine singular imperative of جَدَّ (jadda)

Etymology 4

Verb

جِدِي • (jidī) (form I) /d͡ʒi.diː/

second-person feminine singular imperative of وَجَدَ (wajada)