جدّ (jadd) — "grandfather" in Modern Standard Arabic
جدّ
jadd
grandfather
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"grandfather" in the other dialects
جدّ in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
الجد يحب الاغاني القديمة والتقليدية
Aljadd yuhibb alaghani alqadima waltaqlidiyya
The grandfather likes old and traditional songs.
from Sarah's Wedding
الجد يشرب القهوه العربيه على طاوله
al jadd yashrab al qahwa al arabiyya ala tawila
The grandfather drinks Arabic coffee at a table.
from The Boy's Questions
ذهب الجد مع حفيده الى السوق الكبير اليوم
Dhahaba al-jadd ma'a hafidihi ila as-suqi al-kabiri al-yawm.
The grandfather went with his grandson to the big market today.
from A Trip to the Market
في المساء كان الجد يشاهد الاخبار على التلفاز
Fi al-masa' kana al-jadd yushahid al-akhbar ala al-tilfaz.
In the evening, the grandfather was watching the news on television.
الجد والجدة يحبان الهدوء والطعام التقليدي
Al-jadd wa al-jaddah yuhibban al-hudoo' wa al-ta'am al-taqleediy.
The grandfather and grandmother like quiet and traditional food.
from Family Birthday
الجد يريد منزلا صغيرا هادئا
Al-jadd yuridu manzilan saghiran hadi'an
The grandfather wants a small quiet house.
from Weekend Trip
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