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جِدَّةٌ

Root: جد

Full Definition

جِدَّةٌ : see جُدَّةٌ, in two places:
2 and see جَدِيدٌ.
3 Also A rag; or piece torn off from a garment; and so جُدَّةٌ : thus in the saying, مَا عَلَيْهِ جِدَّةٌ and جُدَّةٌ [There is not upon him a rag].
4 A collar upon the neck of a dog: pl. جُدَدٌ [like لُحًى pl. of لِحْيَةٌ, or perhaps a mistake for جِدَدٌ].
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