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جَيِّد
good (of good quality) /ˈd͡ʒaj.jid/
adjectiveA1#57 most common
Also: fine, of good quality, well-made
Example sentences
هٰذَا كِتَابٌ جَيِّدٌ.
This is a good book.
القَهْوَةُ جَيِّدَةٌ هُنَا.
The coffee is good here.
حَصَلَ ابْنِي عَلَى دَرَجَاتٍ جَيِّدَةٍ هٰذَا العَامَ.
My son got good grades this year.
إِنَّهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ رَغْمَ أَنَّهُ أَجْنَبِيٌّ.
He speaks Arabic well even though he is a foreigner.
لَا يَكْفِي أَنْ تَكُونَ الفِكْرَةُ جَيِّدَةً، بَلْ يَجِبُ تَنْفِيذُهَا بِإِتْقَانٍ.
It is not enough for the idea to be good; it must be executed with mastery.
يُمَيِّزُ النُّقَّادُ بَيْنَ العَمَلِ الجَيِّدِ وَالعَمَلِ العَظِيمِ بِمَعَايِيرَ دَقِيقَةٍ.
Critics distinguish between good work and great work by precise criteria.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَيِّدٌ | جِيَادٌ |
| Genitive | جَيِّدٍ | جِيَادٍ |
| Accusative | جَيِّدًا | جِيَادًا |
| Vocative | يَا جَيِّدُ | يَا جِيَادُ |
Word family
جَوْدَةquality
أَجَادَto do well, master
جُودgenerosity, liberality
الأَجْوَدbetter, best
جَوَادnoble steed; generous person
Etymology
جَيِّد derives from the triliteral Semitic root ج-و-د (j-w-d), which carries the senses of goodness, excellence, and generosity. It is formed on the فَيْعِل adjective pattern, originally *jaywid, in which the weak و assimilated to the following ي to give the geminated jayyid. The same root yields جَوْدة 'quality' and جُود 'generosity'.
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