See also: جہد and ج ه د

Arabic edit

Root
ج ه د (j-h-d)

Pronunciation 1 edit

Verb edit

جَهَدَ (jahada) I, non-past يَجْهَدُ‎ (yajhadu)

  1. to strive, to struggle, to labour, to exert oneself, to take pains, to endeavor (especially in the sense of strenuously, to the utmost of one's ability, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to overwork, to overtax, to fatigue, to exhaust
Conjugation edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

جَهْد (jahdm (plural جُهُود (juhūd))

  1. verbal noun of جَهَدَ (jahada) (form I)
  2. labour, toil, exertion, effort
Declension edit

Pronunciation 3 edit

Noun edit

جُهْد (juhdm

  1. strain, exertion, effort
  2. power, ability
  3. to the limit of, as much as (جُهْدَ (juhda) used as preposition)
    هُوَ أَكَلَ جُهْدَ طَاقَتِهِ.
    huwa ʔakala juhda ṭāqatihi.
    He ate to the limit of his ability.
Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ج ه د
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic جُهْد (juhd).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒuhd/, [ʒʊhd]
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Noun edit

جهد (juhdm (plural جهود (juhūd))

  1. strain, exertion, effort