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جِدِّيَّة
seriousness /d͡ʒɪd.ˈdij.ja/
nounB1#1974 most common
Also: earnestness, gravity
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الجِدِّيَّةَ فِي العَمَلِ.
I like seriousness in work.
يَدْرُسُ بِجِدِّيَّةٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
He studies with seriousness every day.
تَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ مَهَامِّهَا بِجِدِّيَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.
She handles her tasks with great seriousness.
أَظْهَرَ المُدِيرُ جِدِّيَّةً وَاضِحَةً فِي مُعَالَجَةِ المُشْكِلَةِ.
The manager showed clear seriousness in dealing with the problem.
تَتَطَلَّبُ هَذِهِ القَضِيَّةُ جِدِّيَّةً وَحِرْصًا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأَطْرَافِ.
This issue requires seriousness and care from all parties.
افْتَقَرَتِ المُفَاوَضَاتُ إِلَى الجِدِّيَّةِ اللَّازِمَةِ لِلوُصُولِ إِلَى حَلٍّ دَائِمٍ.
The negotiations lacked the seriousness needed to reach a lasting solution.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جِدِّيَّةٌ | جِدِّيَّاتٌ |
| Genitive | جِدِّيَّةٍ | جِدِّيَّاتٍ |
| Accusative | جِدِّيَّةً | جِدِّيَّاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا جِدِّيَّةُ | يَا جِدِّيَّاتُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ج-د-د, tied to the noun جِدّ, meaning earnest effort or seriousness. A nisba suffix turns the base into the adjective جِدِّيّ, serious. The feminine ending then forms an abstract noun naming the quality itself.
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