Learn Arabic › B1 › أَجْدَى
أَجْدَى
to be of use, to avail /ʔadʒˈdaː/
verbB1#2230 most common
Also: to benefit, to be more worthwhile, to be more beneficial (as elative)
Example sentences
النَّصيحَةُ أَجْدَتْ.
The advice was of use.
هٰذا الطَّريقُ أَجْدَى مِنْ ذاكَ.
This road is more useful than that one.
الصَّبْرُ أَجْدَى مِنَ الغَضَبِ.
Patience is more beneficial than anger.
لم يُجْدِ الجِدالُ نَفْعًا.
The argument was of no use.
كُلُّ مُحاوَلاتِنا لم تُجْدِ شَيْئًا.
All our attempts availed nothing.
رَأى أَنَّ الحِوارَ الهادِئَ أَجْدَى مِنَ التَّهديدِ في حَلِّ النِّزاعِ.
He saw that calm dialogue was more useful than threats in resolving the dispute.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُجْدِي | أَجْدَيْتُ | سَأُجْدِي |
| 2sg | تُجْدِي | أَجْدَيْتَ | سَتُجْدِي |
| 3sg | يُجْدِي | أَجْدَى | سَيُجْدِي |
| 1pl | نُجْدِي | أَجْدَيْنَا | سَنُجْدِي |
| 2pl | تُجْدُونَ | أَجْدَيْتُمْ | سَتُجْدُونَ |
| 3pl | يُجْدُونَ | أَجْدَوْا | سَيُجْدُونَ |
Word family
جَدْوَىbenefit, avail, usefulness
مُجْدٍuseful, beneficial
جَداto bestow, to give
لا جَدْوَىof no use, in vain
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral root ج-د-و, tied to giving and benefit. The base verb جَدا meant to bestow a gift, and the noun جَدْوَى means benefit or avail. أَجْدَى is the Form IV verb, carrying the sense of yielding a benefit or being of use.
Learn Arabic the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,080 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,080 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free