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Etymology edit

From Arabic جَهْد (jahd), plural جُهُود (juhūd).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

juhudi (n class, plural juhudi)

  1. effort, hard work, diligence, enthusiasm

References edit

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65 Nr. 544