جُدَّةٌ

The bank, or side, or a river; as also جِدَّةٌ and جِدٌّ (IAth, L, K) and جُدٌّ (IAth, Mgh, L) and جَدٌّ, (Mgh, L, K,) accord. to some, but correctly جُدٌّ; so called because cut off from the river, or because cut by the water, in like manner as it is called سَاحِلٌ because it is abraded by the water: (Mgh:) or the part of a river that is near the land; as also جِدَّةٌ: (L:) and the shore of the sea: (MF:) accord. to As, جدّة is an arabicized word from the Nabathean كدّ. (L.)

The stripe, or streak, that is on the back of the ass, differing from his general colour. (S, A, * K.) And (tropical:) A streak (Fr, S, K, TA) in anything, (TA,) as in a mountain, (Fr, S,) differing in colour from the rest of the mountain, (S,) white and black and red; (Fr, TA;) as also in the sky: (A, TA:) plural جُدَدٌ, (Fr, S,) occurring in the Qur'an, 35:25; (S;) where some read جُدُدٌ, plural of جديدة [apparently جَدِيدَةٌ], which is synonym with جُدَّةٌ; and some, جَدَدٌ [q. v.]. (Bd.)

A sign, or mark, synonym عَلَامَةٌ, (Th, K,) of, or in, anything. (Th, TA.)

A beaten way, marked with lines [cut by the feet of the men and beasts that have travelled along it]: (Az, L:) or a road, or way: plural جُدَدٌ: (Msb:) and جُدُودٌ, also, [apparently another plural of جُدَّةٌ,] signifies paths, or tracks, forming lines upon the ground. (Az, L.) See also جَادَّةٌ.

[Hence, apparently, but according to the S from the same word as signifying “a streak,”] رَكِبَ جُدَّةً مِنَ الأَمْرِ, (S, A, TA,) or جُدَّةَ الأَمْرِ, (K,) (tropical:) He set upon a way, or manner, of performing the affair: (A:) or he formed an opinion respecting the affair, or case. (Zj, S, A, K.)