جدو

جَدًا جد جدا i. q. جَدْوَى, q. v. ― -b2- Hence, (Har p. 32,) جَدًا, (K,) also written جَدًى, (ISk, TA,) or مَطَرٌ جَدًا, (S,) and, accord. to the K, ↓ جَدْوَى, but this latter is not known except as signifying “ a gift, ” (TA,) A common, or general, rain; (S, K, TA;) of wide extent: (TA:) or of which the uttermost is not known. (K.) One says also سَمَاآءٌ جَدًا, meaning A rain having a rain following it; making the latter word masc. because it has the force of an inf. n. (TA.) And اَلّٰهُمَّ ا@سْقِنَا غَدَقًا وَجَدًا طَبَقًا [ O God, water us with a copious rain, and a rain that shall cover the land ]: (S, TA:) occurring in a trad. respecting prayer for rain. (TA.) ― -b3- And خَيْرٌ جَدًا Ample good; (K;) of wide extent to men. (TA.) -A2- لَا اآتِيكَ جَدَا الدَّهْرِ (S, * K, * TA) i. e. [ I will not come to thee ] ever, like يَدَ الدَّهْرِ; (S, TA;) or to the end of time. (K, TA.)