جيد
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جيد¹
- /d͡ʒaj.jid/
Where it comes from
CaCīC-type adjective of the root ج و د (j w d), reconstructible to an original form *جَوِيد (*jawīd, “good”) that would have then assimilated to *جَيِيد (*jayīd, “good”) and finally regularly shifted to جَيِّد (jayyid, “good”). This is said to be the traditional Kufan analysis; a competing argument, said to be that of the Basrans, holds that the original form was *جَيْوِد (*jaywid), but given that *جَيْوِد (*jaywid) is on an ad-hoc wazn only applicable to middle-weak adjectives whereas CaCīC adjectives are extremely commonplace throughout the language, *جَوِيد (*jawīd) should be preferred. At any rate, the original *و (*w) in either analysis is supported by the elative أَجْوَد (ʔajwad, “better”).
Compare طَيِّئ (ṭayyiʔ, “Tayy”), مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”), and vernacular رَيِّس (rayyis, “boss, chief”).
adjective جَيِّد · jayyid · جَيِّدَة · جَيِّدُون · جَيِّدَات · أَجْوَد
- of good quality, excellent, approvable
- good, goodly
Opposite: رَدِيء
جيد²
- /d͡ʒiːd/
Where it comes from
From the root the ج و د (j w d) in the sense of being well-proportioned; a root ج ي د (j y d) being thereafter formed from this noun.
noun جِيد · jīd · أَجْيَاد · جُيُود · الْجِيد
- a neck, especially one that is long, beautiful, or slender فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: رَدِيء
In English
Talk about this word "جيد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. جيد. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF "جيد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF.Cite this
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