جَدًا
Root: جدو
Full Definition
جَدًا
i. q.
جَدْوَى, q. v.
2 Hence, جَدًا, also written جَدًى, or مَطَرٌ جَدًا, and, accord. to the K, جَدْوَى , but this latter is not known except as signifying “ a gift, ” A common, or general, rain; of wide extent: or of which the uttermost is not known. One says also سَمَآءٌ جَدًا, meaning A rain having a rain following it; making the latter word masc. because it has the force of an Verbal.Noun And اَلّٰهُمَّ ٱسْقِنَا غَدَقًا وَجَدًا طَبَقًا [O God, water us with a copious rain, and a rain that shall cover the land]: occurring in a trad. respecting prayer for rain.
3 And خَيْرٌ جَدًا Ample good; of wide extent to men.
def.2 لَا آتِيكَ جَدَا الدَّهْرِ i. e. [I will not come to thee] ever, like يَدَ الدَّهْرِ; or to the end of time.
2 Hence, جَدًا, also written جَدًى, or مَطَرٌ جَدًا, and, accord. to the K, جَدْوَى , but this latter is not known except as signifying “ a gift, ” A common, or general, rain; of wide extent: or of which the uttermost is not known. One says also سَمَآءٌ جَدًا, meaning A rain having a rain following it; making the latter word masc. because it has the force of an Verbal.Noun And اَلّٰهُمَّ ٱسْقِنَا غَدَقًا وَجَدًا طَبَقًا [O God, water us with a copious rain, and a rain that shall cover the land]: occurring in a trad. respecting prayer for rain.
3 And خَيْرٌ جَدًا Ample good; of wide extent to men.
def.2 لَا آتِيكَ جَدَا الدَّهْرِ i. e. [I will not come to thee] ever, like يَدَ الدَّهْرِ; or to the end of time.
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