jdod جدد
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“jdod” (جدد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning new (plural).
Meanings
- new (plural)
- to renew
Usage
Jdod is the plural of jdid (new). It is used after a plural noun: mriyet jdod (new glasses), m3arsin jdod (young newlyweds). The feminine singular is jdida. Read jedded, with the doubled consonant, it is the verb "to renew": jedded el passeport (renew the passport), jedded el contrat. It can also mean "to redo like new", for example a house. Arabic script does not distinguish these two readings: context decides.
Example
شريت صبابط جدد للعيد.
chrit sbabet jdod lel 3id.
“I bought new shoes for Eid.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jdod” but also “jdoud”, “jded”, “jdad” and “jedded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jdod” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “renew (a document, a contract)”; “refurbish, make like new”: jdded in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to renew (a document, subscription)”; “to refresh, renovate”: jedded in Algerian.