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جِدِّيّ
serious /d͡ʒɪdˈdiːj/
adjectiveA2#842 most common
Also: earnest, grave, in earnest
Example sentences
هُوَ شَخْصٌ جِدِّيّ.
He is a serious person.
هَذِهِ مَسْأَلَةٌ جِدِّيَّةٌ.
This is a serious matter.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَكُونَ جِدِّيِّينَ فِي عَمَلِنَا.
We must be serious in our work.
لَمْ يَكُنِ اقْتِرَاحُهُ جِدِّيًّا بِمَا فِيهِ الكِفَايَةُ.
His proposal was not serious enough.
تَتَطَلَّبُ هَذِهِ الأَزْمَةُ مَوْقِفًا جِدِّيًّا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأَطْرَافِ.
This crisis requires a serious stance from all parties.
رَغْمَ ابْتِسَامَتِهِ الدَّائِمَةِ، كَانَ يُخْفِي طَبْعًا جِدِّيًّا لَا يَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا المُقَرَّبُونَ.
Despite his constant smile, he concealed a serious nature that only those close to him knew.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جِدِّيٌّ | جِدِّيُّونَ |
| Genitive | جِدِّيٍّ | جِدِّيِّينَ |
| Accusative | جِدِّيًّا | جِدِّيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا جِدِّيُّ | يَا جِدِّيُّونَ |
Word family
جِدّseriousness, earnest
جِدِّيَّةseriousness (as a quality)
بِجِدِّيَّةseriously, in earnest
جَدِيدnewتَجْدِيدrenewalEtymology
جِدِّيّ comes from the triliteral root ج-د-د, which carries the sense of earnest effort and seriousness. The base noun جِدّ (jidd) means earnestness or serious effort. The nisba suffix ـيّ turns it into an adjective meaning marked by seriousness. The same root also yields جَدِيد, new, through a related notion of fresh, vigorous effort.
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