أجدر
Arabic
Etymology
Elative of جَدِير (jadīr, “worthy; appropriate”), from the root ج د ر (j-d-r).
Adjective
أَجْدَر • (ʔajdar) (feminine جُدْرَى (judrā), masculine plural أَجَادِر (ʔajādir), feminine plural جُدْرَيَات (judrayāt))
- elative degree of جَدِير (jadīr):
- worthier; worthiest
- more appropriate; most appropriate
- a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Zaman Al-Wasl:
- ضَعْ عَلَى صَدْرِيَ يُمْنَاكَ فَمَا – أَجْدَرَ ٱلْمَاءَ بِإِطْفَاءِ ٱللَّهَبْ
- ḍaʕ ʕalā ṣadriya yumnāka famā – ʔajdara l-māʔa biʔiṭfāʔi l-lahab
- Place your right hand on my chest, how – adept the water is in putting out the flame
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Declension
Declension of adjective أَجْدَر (ʔajdar)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجْدَر ʔajdar |
الْأَجْدَر al-ʔajdar |
جُدْرى judrā |
الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Nominative | أَجْدَرُ ʔajdaru |
الْأَجْدَرُ al-ʔajdaru |
جُدْرى judrā |
الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Accusative | أَجْدَرَ ʔajdara |
الْأَجْدَرَ al-ʔajdara |
جُدْرى judrā |
الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Genitive | أَجْدَرَ ʔajdara |
الْأَجْدَرِ al-ʔajdari |
جُدْرى judrā |
الْجُدْرى al-judrā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجْدَرَيْن ʔajdarayn |
الْأَجْدَرَيْن al-ʔajdarayn |
جُدْرَيَيْن judrayayn |
الْجُدْرَيَيْن al-judrayayn |
| Nominative | أَجْدَرَانِ ʔajdarāni |
الْأَجْدَرَانِ al-ʔajdarāni |
جُدْرَيَانِ judrayāni |
الْجُدْرَيَانِ al-judrayāni |
| Accusative | أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʔajdarayni |
الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʔajdarayni |
جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni |
الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni |
| Genitive | أَجْدَرَيْنِ ʔajdarayni |
الْأَجْدَرَيْنِ al-ʔajdarayni |
جُدْرَيَيْنِ judrayayni |
الْجُدْرَيَيْنِ al-judrayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَجَادِر ʔajādir |
الْأَجَادِر al-ʔajādir |
جُدْرَيَات judrayāt |
الْجُدْرَيَات al-judrayāt |
| Nominative | أَجَادِرُ ʔajādiru |
الْأَجَادِرُ al-ʔajādiru |
جُدْرَيَاتٌ judrayātun |
الْجُدْرَيَاتُ al-judrayātu |
| Accusative | أَجَادِرَ ʔajādira |
الْأَجَادِرَ al-ʔajādira |
جُدْرَيَاتٍ judrayātin |
الْجُدْرَيَاتِ al-judrayāti |
| Genitive | أَجَادِرَ ʔajādira |
الْأَجَادِرِ al-ʔajādiri |
جُدْرَيَاتٍ judrayātin |
الْجُدْرَيَاتِ al-judrayāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “جدر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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