جهد

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See also: جہد and ج ه د

Arabic[edit]

Root
ج ه د (j-h-d)

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

جَهَدَ (jahada) I, non-past يَجْهَدُ‎ (yajhadu)

  1. to strive, to struggle, to labour, to exert oneself, to take pains, to endeavor (especially in the sense of strenuously, to the utmost of one's ability, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to overwork, to overtax, to fatigue, to exhaust
Conjugation[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَهْد (jahdm (plural جُهُود (juhūd))

  1. verbal noun of جَهَدَ (jahada) (form I)
  2. labour, toil, exertion, effort
Declension[edit]

Pronunciation 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

جُهْد (juhdm

  1. strain, exertion, effort
  2. power, ability
  3. to the limit of, as much as (جُهْدَ (juhda) used as preposition)
    هُوَ أَكَلَ جُهْدَ طَاقَتِهِ.
    huwa ʔakala juhda ṭāqatihi.
    He ate to the limit of his ability.
Declension[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ج ه د
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جُهْد (juhd).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒuhd/, [ʒʊhd]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

جهد (juhdm (plural جهود (juhūd))

  1. strain, exertion, effort