jed جد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jed” (جد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning grandfather.
Meanings
- grandfather
- forefather, ancestor
- seriousness (bel jed)
Usage
Jed means grandfather; it is mostly used with a possessive: jeddi, "my grandfather", jeddek, "your grandfather". The feminine jedda means "grandmother". The plural, jdoud, refers to ancestors. In oaths and curses, someone's jed is a favourite target. Pronounced jad, the same word means "serious": bel jad, "seriously, for real", is the opposite of bel tfedli, "jokingly". Context makes it possible to tell the two meanings apart.
Example
جدّي كان فلاّح في الكاف.
jeddi ken fella7 fel kef.
“My grandfather was a farmer in El Kef.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jed” but also “jedd”, “jad”, “jedi” and “jeddi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “grandfather”; “ancestor, forefather”: jedd in Moroccan.
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.