See also: چند and خند

Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Aramaic גּוּדָא (guddā) / ܓܘܢܕܐ (gundā), from Middle Persian gwnd (gund, army, troop).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جُنْد (jundf (collective, singulative جُنْدِيّ f (jundiyy), plural جُنُود (junūd) or أَجْنَاد (ʔajnād))

  1. (collective) soldiery; armed forces
    Synonyms: جَيْش (jayš, an army), عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, troops collectively)
    1. (collective) the military, the army, the troops

Declension

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Declension of noun جُنْد (jund)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْد
jund
الْجُنْد
al-jund
جُنْد
jund
nominative جُنْدٌ
jundun
الْجُنْدُ
al-jundu
جُنْدُ
jundu
accusative جُنْدًا
jundan
الْجُنْدَ
al-junda
جُنْدَ
junda
genitive جُنْدٍ
jundin
الْجُنْدِ
al-jundi
جُنْدِ
jundi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْدَيْن
jundayn
الْجُنْدَيْن
al-jundayn
جُنْدَيْ
junday
nominative جُنْدَانِ
jundāni
الْجُنْدَانِ
al-jundāni
جُنْدَا
jundā
accusative جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni
الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni
جُنْدَيْ
junday
genitive جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni
الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni
جُنْدَيْ
junday
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنُود‎; أَجْنَاد
junūd‎; ʔajnād
الْجُنُود‎; الْأَجْنَاد
al-junūd‎; al-ʔajnād
جُنُود‎; أَجْنَاد
junūd‎; ʔajnād
nominative جُنُودٌ‎; أَجْنَادٌ
junūdun‎; ʔajnādun
الْجُنُودُ‎; الْأَجْنَادُ
al-junūdu‎; al-ʔajnādu
جُنُودُ‎; أَجْنَادُ
junūdu‎; ʔajnādu
accusative جُنُودًا‎; أَجْنَادًا
junūdan‎; ʔajnādan
الْجُنُودَ‎; الْأَجْنَادَ
al-junūda‎; al-ʔajnāda
جُنُودَ‎; أَجْنَادَ
junūda‎; ʔajnāda
genitive جُنُودٍ‎; أَجْنَادٍ
junūdin‎; ʔajnādin
الْجُنُودِ‎; الْأَجْنَادِ
al-junūdi‎; al-ʔajnādi
جُنُودِ‎; أَجْنَادِ
junūdi‎; ʔajnādi

Noun

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جُنْد (jundm (plural أَجْنَاد (ʔajnād))

  1. a type of administrative division, sometimes translated as “military district”, notably instituted by the Umayyad Caliphate

Declension

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Declension of noun جُنْد (jund)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْد
jund
الْجُنْد
al-jund
جُنْد
jund
nominative جُنْدٌ
jundun
الْجُنْدُ
al-jundu
جُنْدُ
jundu
accusative جُنْدًا
jundan
الْجُنْدَ
al-junda
جُنْدَ
junda
genitive جُنْدٍ
jundin
الْجُنْدِ
al-jundi
جُنْدِ
jundi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْدَيْن
jundayn
الْجُنْدَيْن
al-jundayn
جُنْدَيْ
junday
nominative جُنْدَانِ
jundāni
الْجُنْدَانِ
al-jundāni
جُنْدَا
jundā
accusative جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni
الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni
جُنْدَيْ
junday
genitive جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni
الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni
جُنْدَيْ
junday
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَجْنَاد
ʔajnād
الْأَجْنَاد
al-ʔajnād
أَجْنَاد
ʔajnād
nominative أَجْنَادٌ
ʔajnādun
الْأَجْنَادُ
al-ʔajnādu
أَجْنَادُ
ʔajnādu
accusative أَجْنَادًا
ʔajnādan
الْأَجْنَادَ
al-ʔajnāda
أَجْنَادَ
ʔajnāda
genitive أَجْنَادٍ
ʔajnādin
الْأَجْنَادِ
al-ʔajnādi
أَجْنَادِ
ʔajnādi

Derived terms

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Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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Corrupted from Classical Persian زِنْدَه (zinda).

Noun

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جند (jnd /jindu/) m (Gurmukhi ਜਿੰਦੁ)

  1. life; soul

Descendants

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  • Punjabi: jind
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਿੰਦ
    Shahmukhi script: جند

References

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  • جند”, in Kalam Baba Farid, Bait (or page) 1, 12th Century.

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Corrupted from Classical Persian زِنْدَه (zinda). First attested as Old Punjabi جند (jnd /⁠jindu⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جِنْد (jindf (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿੰਦ)

  1. life; soul
    Synonym: جان (jān)
  2. force (ie. strength)
  3. (figuratively) dear, love

Declension

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Declension of جند
singular plural
direct جِنْد (jind) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
oblique جِنْد (jind) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
vocative جِنْدے (jinde) جِنْدو (jindo)
ablative جِنْدوں (jindoṉ) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
locative جِنْدی (jindī) جِنْدِیں (jindīṉ)
instrumental جِنْدِیں (jindīṉ) جِنْدے (jinde)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جِند”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਜਿੰਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَنَّدَ (jannada).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒan.nad/, [ˈʒan.nad], [ˈd͡ʒan.nad]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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جنّد (jannad) II (present بجنّد (bijanned))

  1. to conscript, to recruit, to draft

Conjugation

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Conjugation of جند
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m جنّدت (jannadt) جنّدت (jannadt) جنّد (jannad) جنّدنا (jannadna) جنّدتو (jannadtu) جنّدو (jannadu)
f جنّدتي (jannadti) جنّدت (jannadat)
present m بجنّد (bajannid) بتجنّد (bitjannid) بجنّد (bijannid) منجنّد (minjannid) بتجنّدو (bitjanndu) بجنّدو (bijanndu)
f بتجنّدي (bitjanndi) بتجنّد (bitjannid)
subjunctive m اجنّد (ajannid) تجنّد (tjannid) يجنّد (yjannid) نجنّد (njannid) تجنّدو (tjanndu) يجنّدو (yjanndu)
f تجنّدي (tjanndi) تجنّد (tjannid)
imperative m جنّد (jannid) جنّدو (janndu)
f جنّدي (janndi)