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جَداء
avail, use, benefit /dʒaˈdaːʔ/
nounB2#3162 most common
Also: profit, efficacy
Example sentences
لا جَداءَ في الغضبِ.
There is no use in anger.
ما جَداءُ الكلامِ بلا فِعل؟
What is the use of talk without action?
حاول إقناعَه لكن دون جَداء.
He tried to convince him, but to no avail.
لن يُجديَ الندمُ جَداءً بعد فواتِ الأوان.
Regret will be of no avail once it is too late.
أدرك أن جِهادَه لن يحققَ جَداءً يُذكر ما لم يُغيّر خطته.
He realized his effort would achieve no notable benefit unless he changed his plan.
تساءل الفيلسوفُ عمّا إذا كان للحياةِ جَداءٌ يتجاوز اللذةَ العابرة.
The philosopher wondered whether life held any avail beyond fleeting pleasure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَداءٌ | |
| Genitive | جَداءٍ | |
| Accusative | جَداءً | |
| Vocative | يا جَداءُ |
Word family
جدا / يُجديto be useful, to avail
مُجدٍuseful, effective
غير مُجدٍuseless, of no avail
جَدْوَىbenefit, use (near synonym)
Etymology
جَداء is a verbal noun (masdar) built on the Semitic root ج-د-و, which carries the sense of being useful or of avail. The same root gives the verb جدا/يُجدي (to avail, to be worthwhile) and the near-synonym جَدْوَى. This root is native Arabic, not borrowed, and the word appears mainly in classical and formal registers.
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