جند

See also: چند and خند

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒund/

Noun

جُنْد • (jund) f (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

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

جُنْد • (jund) m (plural أَجْنَاد (ʔajnād))

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

Declension

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

• تَجْنِيد (tajnīd, “military service”)

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian زِنْدَه (zinda).

Noun

جند (jnd /jindu/) m (Gurmukhi ਜਿੰਦੁ)

1. life; soul

Descendants

• Punjabi: jind

  Gurmukhi script: ਜਿੰਦ

  Shahmukhi script: جند

References

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

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪ̃.nd̪ᵊ/

Noun

جِنْد • (jind) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿੰਦ)

1. life; soul

   Synonym: جان (jān)

2. force (ie. strength)
3. (figuratively) dear, love

Declension

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

• جِنْدڑی (jindṛī)

Further reading

• 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

Root
ج ن د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَّدَ (jannada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒan.nad/, [ˈʒan.nad], [ˈd͡ʒan.nad]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

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

1. to conscript, to recruit, to draft

Conjugation

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)