jedd

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic يَد (yad, “authority”, literally “hand”). Compare Latin manus, which may have influenced the semantic development. Doublet of id (“hand”), which continues the common dialectal Arabic form, while jedd was a more formal word that appeared in the classical shape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛt/

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Noun

jedd m (plural jeddijiet)

1. a right, entitlement

   Synonym: (commoner) dritt

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جد (jadd, “grandfather”)

Noun

jedd m (Tifinagh spelling ⵊⴻⴷⴷ, plural rejdud, feminine jida)

1. grandfather

   jeddi ― my grandfather

   jedds ― his grandfather