jedd

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic يَد‎ (yad, “authority”, literally “hand”). Compare Latin manus, which may have influenced the semantic development. Doublet of id (“hand”), which continues the common dialectal Arabic form, while jedd was a more formal word that appeared in the classical shape.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛt/

Noun

jedd m (plural jeddijiet)

  1. a right; an entitlement
    Synonym: dritt (commoner)
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