جيد

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the neck, particularly the graceful and long neck of a woman. It extends to descriptions of beauty and elegance associated with the neck, and also refers to specific geographical locations in Mecca.

Derived headwords

الجَيِّدnoun

1.
neckboth
The neck, especially the graceful and long neck of a woman.
2.
collarclassical
It is said to refer to the collar or what is worn around the neck.
3.
front of the neckclassical
It is also said to refer to the front part of the neck.

أَجْيَادnoun

1.
necksboth
The plural of جيد (neck), used to describe the collective necks of a group.
2.
Mecca locationboth
A place or mountain in Mecca, mentioned in Hadith.

جُيُودnoun

1.
necksclassical
Another plural form of جيد (neck).

جَيِّدadjective

1.
long-neckedboth
Describing a neck that is long and beautiful, or slender and long.
2.
beautifulboth
Used to describe the beauty and elegance of a neck.

أَجْيَدadjective

1.
long-neckedboth
Having a long and beautiful neck, similar to جيد.

جَيِّدَاءadjective

1.
long-necked womanclassical
A woman characterized by a long and beautiful neck. This adjective is typically not used for men.

جَيِّدَانَةadjective

1.
beautiful-necked womanclassical
A woman with a beautiful neck.

جُودnoun

1.
necksclassical
A plural form of جيد (neck), referring to the neck and its surroundings.

جِيَادname

1.
Mecca locationboth
A place in Mecca, often pronounced with a kasra on the jim and without the initial hamza, differing from أجياد.

جَوْدِيَّاءnoun

1.
cloakclassical
A type of cloak or garment, possibly of Persian origin (jūdyā).

جَوْدِيَّاءnoun

1.
sable furclassical
Refers to sable fur, possibly in the context of a garment made from it.

جَوْدِيname

1.
sheepclassical
The name of a sheep.

Parallel reading

الجيد: العنق، وقيل: مقلده، وقيل: مقدمه، وقد غلب على عنق المرأة

The neck: the neck, and it is said: its collar, and it is said: its front, and it has become predominantly used for the neck of a woman.

والجمع أجياد وجيود

And the plural is ajyād and judūd.

وحكى اللحياني أنها للينة الأجياد جعلوا كل جزء منه جيدا ثم جمع على ذلك

And Al-Lihyani narrated that it refers to the softness of the necks, they made each part of it a 'jayyid' and then pluralized it as such.

وقد يكون في الرجل؛ قال: ولقد أروح إلى التجار مرجلا، ... مذلا بمالي، لينا أجيادي

And it can be used for a man; he said: And I would go to the merchants with my hair unbound, ... humbled by my wealth, my necks supple.

والجيد، بالتحريك، طول العنق وحسنه، وقيل: دقتها مع طول

And al-jayyid, with vowelization, is the length and beauty of the neck, and it is said: its slenderness with length.

جيد جيدا وهو أجيد

He had a good neck, becoming ajyad.

وحكى اللحياني: ما كان أجيد، ولقد جيد جيدا يذهب إلى النقلة

And Al-Lihyani narrated: How excellent it was, and he indeed had a good neck, referring to the movement.

قد يوصف العنق نفسه بالجيد فيقال عنق أجيد كما يقال عنق أوقص

The neck itself can be described as jayyid, so one says an ajyad neck as one says an awqas neck.

امرأة جيداء إذا كانت طويلة العنق حسنة لا ينعت به الرجل

A jaydā' woman is one who has a long and beautiful neck; a man is not described with it.

تسمع للحلي، إذا ما وسوسا ... وارتج في أجيادها وأجرسا

You hear the jewelry, when it rustles... and shakes in her necks and makes a ringing sound.

والجمع جود

And the plural is jud.

وامرأة جيدانة: حسنة الجيد

And a jaydanah woman: one with a beautiful neck.

كأن عنقه جيد دمية في صفاء الفضة

As if his neck were the neck of a doll in the clarity of silver.

وأجياد: أرض بمكة

And Ajyād: a land in Mecca.

فقلت: أنى لها جيد ابن أجياد؟

So I said: How can she have the neck of Ibn Ajyād?

بأجياد، غربي الصفا والمحطم

In Ajyād, west of Al-Safa and Al-Muḥaṭṭam.

وأكثر الناس يقولونه جياد، بكسر الجيم وحذف الهمزة

And most people say it Jiyād, with a kasra on the jim and omitting the hamza.

جياد موضع بأسفل مكة معروف من شعابها

Jiyād is a place in lower Mecca, known from its valleys.

أراد الجودياء وهو الكساء بالفارسية

He intended al-jūdyā', which is a cloak in Persian.

جودي بالنبطية أراد جودياء أراد جبة سمور

Jūdī in Nabataean meant jūdyā', meaning a sable fur cloak.

وأجياد: اسم شاة

And Ajyād: the name of a sheep.