ج-و-د Arabic Root

A1adjective

جَيِّدٌ

jayyidun

good

Example

هَذَا كِتَابٌ جَيِّدٌ.

hādhā kitābun jayyidun.

This is a good book.

Root: ج-و-د Adjectives Basics

Grammar

Feminine: jayyida (جَيِّدَةٌ). 'Jayyid jiddan' means 'very good'.

A2noun

جَوْدة

jawda

quality

Example

جَوْدة القُماش مُمْتازة.

jawdat al-qumāsh mumtāza.

The fabric quality is excellent.

Root: ج-و-د Shopping

B2noun

تَجْوِيدٌ

tajwīd

beautification / proper Quran recitation rules

Example

وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا

wa-rattili al-Qurʾāna tartīlā

And recite the Quran with measured recitation (73:4)

Root: ج-و-د Quranic

Grammar

Form II maṣdar (تَفْعِيل). From جَوَّدَ (to make excellent). While تَرْتِيلٌ (measured recitation) is the Quranic term, tajwīd is the science that codifies proper recitation rules.

Culture

Tajwīd is the art and science of reciting the Quran with proper pronunciation, rhythm, and melody — preserving the exact way it was revealed.