جدادة

Sudanese Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَجَاجَة (dajāja) with metathesis. Cognate with Chadian Arabic جدادة (jidāde).

Noun

جدادة • (jidāda) f

  1. chicken (singulative)
    • 2024, كِتاب العَهد الجَّديد مِن الكِتاب المُقَدَّس‎[1], Pioneer Bible Translators, لُوقَا [Luke] 11:12:
      ولّا إذا يَطلُب مِنّو بيضَة جِداد يَدّيهو عَقرَب؟
      walla ʔiza yaṭlub minnu bēḍa jidād yaddīhu ʕagrab?
      And if he asks for a chicken egg, will he give him a scorpion?

Descendants

  • Juba Arabic: jidaada
  • Nubi: gidida

References

  • Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎[2], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 53
  • The Catholic Language Institute Khartoum (C.L.I.K) (2008) Spoken Arabic of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, page 306
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