jddab جدّاب
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“jddab” (جدّاب) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning attractive, appealing.
Meanings
- attractive, appealing
- captivating, eye-catching
Usage
Jeddab describes a person who is attractive or appealing, or a thing that draws attention: a shop window, an advertisement, a piece of music. The feminine is jeddaba. In darija, the Standard Arabic dh sound becomes d, hence the spelling with د rather than ذ. It is often used with rah or with bezzaf for emphasis. This word is a bit more formal than zwin (beautiful): it stresses the power of attraction more than beauty itself.
Example
راه جداب بزّاف هاد دري بغيت نتقرب منو
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“This guy is really attractive, I want to get closer to him.”
Forms
| feminine | jddaba |
|---|---|
| plural | jddabin |
| feminine plural | jddabat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jddab” but also “jeddab”, “jadab” and “jdab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.