Jadid
/dʒəˈdiːd/noun
A term meaning “new,” especially referring to the Jadid modernist reform movement among Muslims in the Russian Empire and Central Asia.
Did you know?The Jadids promoted “new-method” schools using phonetic teaching, secular subjects, newspapers, and modern science, alarming conservative authorities in the late Russian Empire.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
jadīd (جديد)
“New, recent, fresh, or novel; formed from the Arabic root j-d-d associated with renewal and newness.”
Medieval Persian
Persian
jadīd
“New or modern; adopted from Arabic and used in Persian intellectual and literary contexts.”
18th–19th Century
Central Asian Turkic
jadid
“New or modern; increasingly used by reform-minded Muslim intellectuals.”
Late 19th Century
Russian Empire
Jadid
“A label for Muslim reformers advocating education, journalism, cultural renewal, and resistance to stagnation.”
Early 20th Century
English
Jadid
“An English term for a member or aspect of the Muslim modernist reform movement, often called Jadidism.”