jedd جدّ
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jedd” (جدّ) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning grandfather.
Meanings
- grandfather
- ancestor, forefather
Usage
Jedd means grandfather. It is almost always used with a possessive: jeddi (my grandfather), jeddek, jeddo. In the plural, jdoud means ancestors or forefathers, in phrases like "men 3hed jdoudna" (since our ancestors). Pitfall: the same Arabic spelling is used to write gedd (often written ged), a distinct word expressing equality of size or level. So "ged ged" means "on equal terms, at the same time", and "ged" can also mean "as big as". This meaning has nothing to do with grandfather.
Example
جدي كان فلاح فالعروبية
jeddi kan fellah f l3robiya
“My grandfather was a farmer in the countryside.”
Forms
| feminine | jedda |
|---|---|
| plural | jdoud |
| feminine plural | jddat |
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 “jedd” but also “jdd”, “jadd”, “jed” and “ged”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jedd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “grandfather”; “ancestor, forefather”: jed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “grandfather”; “forefather, ancestor”: jed in Tunisian.