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جَدّ
grandfather /ˈdʒadd/
nounA2#825 most common
Also: ancestor, forefather, good fortune (classical)
Example sentences
هٰذا جَدّي.
This is my grandfather.
جَدّي يَسْكُنُ في القَرْيَة.
My grandfather lives in the village.
يُحِبُّ جَدّي أَنْ يَحْكِيَ قِصَصاً قَديمَة.
My grandfather likes to tell old stories.
تُوُفِّيَ جَدّي العامَ الماضي وافْتَقَدْناهُ كَثيراً.
My grandfather passed away last year, and we missed him a great deal.
كانَ جَدّي مِنْ أَجْدادِ القَبيلَةِ الَّذينَ يُشارُ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالحِكْمَة.
My grandfather was among the tribe's forefathers who were noted for wisdom.
يَتَتَبَّعُ المُؤَرِّخُ أَنْسابَ العائِلَةِ صُعوداً إِلى جَدِّها الأَكْبَرِ المُؤَسِّس.
The historian traces the family's lineage upward to its great founding ancestor.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَدٌّ | أَجْدادٌ |
| Genitive | جَدٍّ | أَجْدادٍ |
| Accusative | جَدّاً | أَجْداداً |
| Vocative | يا جَدُّ | يا أَجْدادُ |
Word family
Etymology
جَدّ comes from the Semitic root ج-د-د, linked to ideas of greatness and ancestry. In Arabic it names the grandfather and, by extension, any forefather. The same root carries an old sense of good fortune, kept in classical phrases where جَدّ means luck. The Hebrew word gad, meaning fortune, points to that shared layer.
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