Usages of جد
كان عند جدي مذياع قديم.kâna 'inda jaddî midhyâ'un qadîm
My grandfather had an old radio.
ماذا كان عند الجد؟mâdhâ kâna 'inda l-jaddi?
What did the grandfather have?
كان عند جدي مذياع وآلة تقليدية.kâna inda jaddi midhyâun wa-âlatun taqlidiyyatun
My grandfather had a radio and a traditional machine.
كان جدي أصلع.kâna jaddî aṣla'a
My grandfather was bald.
ترك الجد ثروة كبيرة.taraka al-jaddu tharwatan kabîratan
The grandfather left a great wealth.
كتب الجد وصية واضحة.kataba al-jaddu waSiyyatan wâDiHatan
The grandfather wrote a clear will.
وزع الجد ثلث المال على الفقراء.wazza'a al-jaddu thulutha al-mâli 'alâ al-fuqarâ'
The grandfather distributed a third of the money to the poor.
سافر جدي إلى باريس في عام ألف وسبعمئة وثمانين.sâfara jaddî ilâ bârîsa fî 'âmi alfin wa sab'imi'atin wa thamânîna.
My grandfather travelled to Paris in the year seventeen hundred and eighty.
ترك الجد ثروة لابنه وابنته.taraka al-jaddu tharwatan li-ibnihi wa-ibnatihi
The grandfather left wealth to his son and his daughter.
سنزور جدي في أبريل.sanazûru jaddî fî abrîl
We will visit my grandfather in April.
جدي يمشي ببطء.jaddī yamshī bibuṭ'in.
My grandfather walks slowly.
الشباب يعتمدون على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي، بينما يفضل الأجداد البريد.ash-shabâbu ya'tamidûna 'alâ wasâ'ili at-tawâsuli al-ijtimâ'iyyi, baynamâ yufaddilu al-ajdâdu al-barîda.
Young people rely on social media, while grandfathers prefer the mail.
سموا الطفل على اسم جده.sammawu t-tifla alâ smi jaddihi
They named the child after his grandfather.
أكلت بابايا ناضجة في بستان جدي.akaltu bâbâyâ nâdijatan fî bustâni jaddî
I ate a ripe papaya in my grandfather's orchard.
فضل جدي الراديو، بينما أفضل الإنترنت.faddala jaddî ar-râdyû, baynamâ ufaddilu al-internet.
My grandfather preferred the radio, whereas I prefer the internet.
لم يكن جدي يهتم بصحته.lam yakun jaddî yahtammu bisiḥḥatihi
My grandfather didn't use to care about his health.
كان جدي فرحان بالهدية.kâna jaddî farḥâna bil-hadiyyah
My grandfather was glad about the gift.
جدي مريض، شفاه الله.jaddī marîdun, shafâhu llâh.
My grandfather is sick, may God heal him.
شفاك الله يا جدي!shafâka llâhu yâ jaddî!
May God heal you, Grandpa!
تحدثنا عن جدي، رحمه الله.tahaddathna an jaddi, rahimahu allah
We talked about my grandfather, may God have mercy on him.
أزور جدي من وقت لآخر.azûru jaddî min waqtin liâkhar.
I visit my grandfather from time to time.
سافر جدي بالطائرة لأول مرة.sâfara jaddî bialttâ'irati li'awwali marrah
My grandfather traveled by plane for the first time.
عندما وصلت، سلمت على جدي وجدتي.indama waslatu, sallamtu ala jaddi wa jaddati.
When I arrived, I greeted my grandfather and my grandmother.
تعتني أمي بجدي المريض.ta'tanî ummî bijaddî al-marîd.
My mother takes care of my sick grandfather.
ارو لنا حكاية يا جدي!irwi lanaa hikaayatan yaa jaddii!
Tell us a tale, Grandpa!
أخذ الإعصار يقتلع الأشجار في حديقة جدي.akhadha al-i'sâru yaqtali'u al-ashjâra fî hadîqati jaddî
The hurricane began to uproot the trees in my grandfather's garden.
رحم الله جدي، ليتني أتعلم منه فأشذب الأشجار جيدا.rahima allâhu jaddî, laytanî ataallamu minhu fa'ushadhdhiba al'ashjâra jayyidan
May God have mercy on my grandfather; if only I could learn from him so that I could prune the trees well.
أهدى الجد حفيده وحفيدته هدية جميلة.ahdâ al-jaddu hafîdahu wa-hafîdatahu hadiyyatan jamîlatan.
The grandfather gifted his grandson and granddaughter a beautiful gift.
تتوارث عائلتي هذا الألبوم منذ زمن كان جدي شابا.tatawârathu 'â'ilatî hâdhâ al-albûma mundhu zamanin kâna jaddî shâbban.
My family has passed down this album since the time my grandfather was a young man.
حاسة النظر عند جدي ضعيفة.hâssatu n-nazari 'inda jaddî da'îfatun.
My grandfather's sense of sight is weak.
جدي رجل كريم يساعد كل الناس.jaddî rajulun karîmun yusâ'idu kulla n-nâs
My grandfather is a generous man who helps everyone.
كان جدي كريم الأخلاق.kâna jaddî karîma l-akhlâq.
My grandfather was of noble character.
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