جد

العربية

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

جد^¹

verb جَدَّ · jadda · يَجِدُّ · جِدَّة · جَادّ

to be new

verb جَدَّ · jadda · يَجِدُّ · جِدّ · جَادّ

to be serious
to be earnest

جد^²

noun جِدّ · jidd · الْجِدّ · جِدٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of جَدَّ (jadda, “to be serious, to be earnest”)
seriousness, earnestness
diligence, assiduity, eagerness

جد^³

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew גד (gad).

noun جَدّ · jadd · جُدُود · الْجَدّ

good luck, good fortune

جد^⁴

/d͡ʒadd/

noun جَدّ · jadd · أَجْدَاد · جُدُود · جُدُودَة · جَدَّة

grandfather
ancestor
glory
Majesty
grandeur
excellence
ancient

In English

grandfather grandfather (from either side)
grandparent parent of one's parent
strive to sincerely try to achieve, to make one's best effort

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"جد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

جد. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AF

Chicago

"جد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AF.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جد},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

جد