Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَادِىٌّ

Root: جدى

Full Definition

جَادِىٌّ [erroneously written in the CK, in this art. and in art. جود, without the sheddeh to the ى] Saffron; as also جَادِيَآءُ : the former a rel. n. from الجَادِيَة, or جَادِيَة, a town of البَلْقَآء, in Syria, said to produce saffron: it is mentioned by Az and IF in this art., being held by them to be of the measure فَاعُولٌ [originally جَادُوىٌ]: by J, in art. جود, as being of the measure فَعْلِىٌّ.
2 Also Wine; as resembling saffron in colour.


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