أجدر

See also: اخدر, اجذر, أخدر, and أجذر

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ج د ر (j-d-r)

Elative of جَدِير (jadīr, “worthy; appropriate”).

Adjective

أَجْدَر • (ʔajdar) (feminine جُدْرَى (judrā), masculine plural أَجَادِر (ʔajādir), feminine plural جُدْرَيَات (judrayāt))

  1. elative degree of جَدِير (jadīr):
    1. worthier; worthiest
    2. 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

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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