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جَدِير
worthy, deserving /d͡ʒaˈdiːr/
adjectiveB2#3286 most common
Also: fitting, appropriate, noteworthy (in the phrase جدير بالذكر), competent, qualified
Example sentences
هو جدير بالثقة.
He is worthy of trust.
هذا الكتاب جدير بالقراءة.
This book is worth reading.
هي جديرة بهذا المنصب.
She is deserving of this position.
من الجدير بالذكر أن الاجتماع تأجل.
It is worth mentioning that the meeting was postponed.
يُعتبر هذا الإنجاز جديراً بالاحترام في نظر الجميع.
This achievement is considered worthy of respect in everyone's eyes.
لا يخفى أن قراراته كانت جديرة بأن تُدرَس بعناية فائقة قبل تنفيذها.
It is no secret that his decisions deserved to be studied with great care before being carried out.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جدير (jadīrun) | جديرون (jadīrūna) |
| Genitive | جدير (jadīrin) | جديرين (jadīrīna) |
| Accusative | جديرًا (jadīran) | جديرين (jadīrīna) |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
جدارةworthiness, merit
أجدرmore worthy, more fitting (comparative)
جدير بالذكرworth mentioning, noteworthy (fixed phrase)
جدارwall
Etymology
جدير comes from the Semitic root ج-د-ر (j-d-r), which carries the core idea of building or fitting something firmly in place. The same root gives جدار, the word for a wall. Classical Arabic dictionaries link the two senses directly: something well built into a wall is properly fitted, and by extension something that fits a role or standard is جدير, worthy of it. The pattern فعيل here works like other quality adjectives such as كريم (generous) or جميل (beautiful).
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