Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of جُنْد (jund) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جُنْدِيّ (jundiyym (plural جُنُود (junūd), feminine جُنْدِيَّة (jundiyya))

  1. soldier
    Synonym: عَسْكَرِيّ m (ʕaskariyy)
  2. (chess) pawn

Declension

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See also

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Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
           
شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جند”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒun.di/, [ˈʒʊn.di]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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جندي (jundim (plural جنود (jnūd), feminine جندية (jundiyye))

  1. soldier
  2. (chess) pawn

See also

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Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text)
           
ملك (malik) ملكة (malike) قلعة (ʔalʕa) وزير (wazīr) حصان (ḥsān) جندي (jundi)