جهاز

See also: جہاز, چهار, and جهار

Arabic

Root
ج ه ز (j-h-z)

Pronunciation

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Noun

جِهَاز or جَهَاز • (jihāz or jahāz) m (plural أَجْهِزَة (ʔajhiza))

1. equipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rig
2. implement, utensil, appliance, contrivance, gadget
3. installation, apparatus
4. (in the plural) system, apparatus

Declension

Declension of noun جِهَاز (jihāz)‎; جَهَاز (jahāz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِهَاز‎; جَهَاز jihāz‎; jahāz	الْجِهَاز‎; الْجَهَاز al-jihāz‎; al-jahāz	جِهَاز‎; جَهَاز jihāz‎; jahāz
Nominative	جِهَازٌ‎; جَهَازٌ jihāzun‎; jahāzun	الْجِهَازُ‎; الْجَهَازُ al-jihāzu‎; al-jahāzu	جِهَازُ‎; جَهَازُ jihāzu‎; jahāzu
Accusative	جِهَازًا‎; جَهَازًا jihāzan‎; jahāzan	الْجِهَازَ‎; الْجَهَازَ al-jihāza‎; al-jahāza	جِهَازَ‎; جَهَازَ jihāza‎; jahāza
Genitive	جِهَازٍ‎; جَهَازٍ jihāzin‎; jahāzin	الْجِهَازِ‎; الْجَهَازِ al-jihāzi‎; al-jahāzi	جِهَازِ‎; جَهَازِ jihāzi‎; jahāzi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِهَازَيْن‎; جَهَازَيْن jihāzayn‎; jahāzayn	الْجِهَازَيْن‎; الْجَهَازَيْن al-jihāzayn‎; al-jahāzayn	جِهَازَيْ‎; جَهَازَيْ jihāzay‎; jahāzay
Nominative	جِهَازَانِ‎; جَهَازَانِ jihāzāni‎; jahāzāni	الْجِهَازَانِ‎; الْجَهَازَانِ al-jihāzāni‎; al-jahāzāni	جِهَازَا‎; جَهَازَا jihāzā‎; jahāzā
Accusative	جِهَازَيْنِ‎; جَهَازَيْنِ jihāzayni‎; jahāzayni	الْجِهَازَيْنِ‎; الْجَهَازَيْنِ al-jihāzayni‎; al-jahāzayni	جِهَازَيْ‎; جَهَازَيْ jihāzay‎; jahāzay
Genitive	جِهَازَيْنِ‎; جَهَازَيْنِ jihāzayni‎; jahāzayni	الْجِهَازَيْنِ‎; الْجَهَازَيْنِ al-jihāzayni‎; al-jahāzayni	جِهَازَيْ‎; جَهَازَيْ jihāzay‎; jahāzay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْهِزَة ʔajhiza	الْأَجْهِزَة al-ʔajhiza	أَجْهِزَة ʔajhizat
Nominative	أَجْهِزَةٌ ʔajhizatun	الْأَجْهِزَةُ al-ʔajhizatu	أَجْهِزَةُ ʔajhizatu
Accusative	أَجْهِزَةً ʔajhizatan	الْأَجْهِزَةَ al-ʔajhizata	أَجْهِزَةَ ʔajhizata
Genitive	أَجْهِزَةٍ ʔajhizatin	الْأَجْهِزَةِ al-ʔajhizati	أَجْهِزَةِ ʔajhizati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cihaz
• → Kazakh: жиһаз (jihaz)
• → Pashto: جهاز (jahâz)
• → Persian: جهاز (jahâz) (see there for further descendants)
• → Portuguese: jaez
• → Spanish: jaez
• → Swahili: jahazi
• → Turkish: cihaz
• → Urdu: جہاز
• → Uzbek: jihoz

 

See also

• أَدَاة f (ʔadāh)

References

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

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz).

Noun

جهاز • (jahâz) m

1. (obsolete, rare) ship

   Synonym: بېړۍ (beṛëy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.ˈhɑːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɑ́ːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɑ́ːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːɑ́ːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔːɔ́ːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.ɦɒ́ːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɔ́z]

Readings
Classical reading?	jahāz
Dari reading?	jahāz
Iranian reading?	jahâz
Tajik reading?	jahoz

Noun

جهاز • (jahâz)

1. ship

Descendants

• → Baluchi: جہاز (jaház)
• → Bengali: জাহাজ (jahaj)
• → Brahui: جاز (jâza)
• → Gujarati: જહાજ (jahāj)

  Hindustani:

  • Hindi: जहाज़ (jahāz)

    Urdu: جہاز

  • → Kashmiri:
    Arabic script: جَہاز (jahāz)
    Devanagari script: जहाज़ (jahāz)
  • → Marathi: जहाज (jahāj)
  • → Nepali: जहाज (jahāj)
  • → Odia: ଜାହାଜ (jahajô)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਹਾਜ਼ (jahāz)
    Shahmukhi script: جَہاز (jahāz)
  • → Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: जहाज़ु
    Arabic script: جھازُ

 

Sindhi

Etymology

From Classical Persian جهاز (jahāz), from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz). Compare Urdu جہاز (jahāz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟaɦɑːzʊ]

Noun

جهاز • (jahāzu) m (Devanagari जहाज़ु)

1. ship.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ه ز
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.haːz/, [ʒɪˈhæːz]
• IPA^(key): /ʒhaːz/, [ʒhæːz]

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Noun

جهاز • (jihāz, jhāz) m (plural أجهزة (ʔajhize))

1. appliance, device

   Synonym: آلة (ʔāle)

   جهاز التلفزيون ― jihāz it-talfizyōn ― television set

   جهاز توقيت ― jihāz tawqīt ― timer, time switch

2. system, apparatus

   الجهاز الدموي ― il-jihāz id-damawi ― the bloodstream, the circulatury system

   الجهاز الحكومي ― il-jihāz il-ḥukūmi ― the apparatus of the government

3. equipment, gear

   جهاز العروس ― jihāz il-ʕarūs ― trousseau