جود

See also: خود

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

جُود • (jūd) m pl

1. masculine plural of جَوَاد (jawād)

Noun

جَوْد • (jawd) m

1. abundant rain (because جَادَ الْمَطَر (jāda al-maṭar))

Declension

Declension of noun جَوْد (jawd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوْد jawd	الْجَوْد al-jawd	جَوْد jawd
Nominative	جَوْدٌ jawdun	الْجَوْدُ al-jawdu	جَوْدُ jawdu
Accusative	جَوْدًا jawdan	الْجَوْدَ al-jawda	جَوْدَ jawda
Genitive	جَوْدٍ jawdin	الْجَوْدِ al-jawdi	جَوْدِ jawdi

Noun

جُود or جَوْد • (jūd or jawd) m

1. generosity, munificence (because in the desert rain is a rare gift; cf. بَحْر (baḥr) and سَيْل (sayl))

Declension

Declension of noun جُود (jūd)‎; جَوْد (jawd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُود‎; جَوْد jūd‎; jawd	الْجُود‎; الْجَوْد al-jūd‎; al-jawd	جُود‎; جَوْد jūd‎; jawd
Nominative	جُودٌ‎; جَوْدٌ jūdun‎; jawdun	الْجُودُ‎; الْجَوْدُ al-jūdu‎; al-jawdu	جُودُ‎; جَوْدُ jūdu‎; jawdu
Accusative	جُودًا‎; جَوْدًا jūdan‎; jawdan	الْجُودَ‎; الْجَوْدَ al-jūda‎; al-jawda	جُودَ‎; جَوْدَ jūda‎; jawda
Genitive	جُودٍ‎; جَوْدٍ jūdin‎; jawdin	الْجُودِ‎; الْجَوْدِ al-jūdi‎; al-jawdi	جُودِ‎; جَوْدِ jūdi‎; jawdi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic גּוֹדָא (gōḏā) / ܓܰܘܕܴܐ (gawdā), whence also Neo-Babylonian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (^kušgu-du /⁠gūdu⁠/), and Georgian გუდა (guda), Armenian գուդա (guda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawd/

Noun

جَوْد • (jawd) m

1. (obsolete, used by shepherds) waterskin, leather bottle

   Near-synonym: قِرْبَة (qirba)

Declension

Declension of noun جَوْد (jawd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوْد jawd	الْجَوْد al-jawd	جَوْد jawd
Nominative	جَوْدٌ jawdun	الْجَوْدُ al-jawdu	جَوْدُ jawdu
Accusative	جَوْدًا jawdan	الْجَوْدَ al-jawda	جَوْدَ jawda
Genitive	جَوْدٍ jawdin	الْجَوْدِ al-jawdi	جَوْدِ jawdi

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1893) “Beiträge zur Erklärung der Glossen des Bar Bahlûl II.”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎^[1] (in German), volume 7, page 82