جدة (jadda) — "grandmother" in Modern Standard Arabic
جدة
jadda
grandmother
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 5 of our stories
"grandmother" in the other dialects
جدة 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.
اليوم عيد ميلاد الجدة في البيت
Al-yawm eid milad al-jaddah fi al-bayt.
Today is grandmother's birthday at home.
from Family Birthday
وصلت العائلة الكبيرة الى بيت الجدة لتناول طعام العشاء
Wasalat al-ailat al-kabira ila bayt al-jaddah litanawul ta'am al-asha'
The large family arrived at Grandmother's house for dinner.
from Family Gathering
اليوم ذهبت الجدة وحفيدتها الى السوق المحلي
Al-yawma dhahabat al-jaddatu wa-ḥafīdatuhā ilā as-sūqi al-maḥallī.
Today, the grandmother and her granddaughter went to the local market.
الجدة قالت طبخنا زمان كان بسيطا ولذيذا
Al-jaddatu qalat tabkhuna zaman kana basitan wa ladhidan.
The grandmother said our cooking long ago was simple and delicious.
فاجابت الجدة ان ذلك يبني التكافل الاجتماعي ويقوي روابط الأسرة كلها
Fa-ajaabat al-jaddatu anna dhaalika yabni at-takāfula al-ijtimā'iyya wa yuqawwi rawaabita al-usrah kullihaa
The grandmother replied that this builds social solidarity and strengthens all family bonds
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