جواد

Arabic

Root
ج و د (j-w-d)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.waːd/

Adjective

جَوَاد • (jawād) (feminine جَوَاد (jawād), masculine plural أَجْوَاد (ʔajwād) or أَجَاوِد (ʔajāwid) or أَجَاوِيد (ʔajāwīd) or جُود (jūd))

1. goodness, generous, bountiful

Declension

Declension of adjective جَوَاد (jawād)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَوَاد jawād	الْجَوَاد al-jawād	جَوَاد jawād	الْجَوَاد al-jawād
Nominative	جَوَادٌ jawādun	الْجَوَادُ al-jawādu	جَوَادٌ jawādun	الْجَوَادُ al-jawādu
Accusative	جَوَادًا jawādan	الْجَوَادَ al-jawāda	جَوَادًا jawādan	الْجَوَادَ al-jawāda
Genitive	جَوَادٍ jawādin	الْجَوَادِ al-jawādi	جَوَادٍ jawādin	الْجَوَادِ al-jawādi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَوَادَيْن jawādayn	الْجَوَادَيْن al-jawādayn	جَوَادَيْن jawādayn	الْجَوَادَيْن al-jawādayn
Nominative	جَوَادَانِ jawādāni	الْجَوَادَانِ al-jawādāni	جَوَادَانِ jawādāni	الْجَوَادَانِ al-jawādāni
Accusative	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni
Genitive	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجْوَاد‎; أَجَاوِد‎; أَجَاوِيد‎; جُود ʔajwād‎; ʔajāwid‎; ʔajāwīd‎; jūd	الْأَجْوَاد‎; الْأَجَاوِد‎; الْأَجَاوِيد‎; الْجُود al-ʔajwād‎; al-ʔajāwid‎; al-ʔajāwīd‎; al-jūd	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَجْوَادٌ‎; أَجَاوِدُ‎; أَجَاوِيدُ‎; جُودٌ ʔajwādun‎; ʔajāwidu‎; ʔajāwīdu‎; jūdun	الْأَجْوَادُ‎; الْأَجَاوِدُ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدُ‎; الْجُودُ al-ʔajwādu‎; al-ʔajāwidu‎; al-ʔajāwīdu‎; al-jūdu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَجْوَادًا‎; أَجَاوِدَ‎; أَجَاوِيدَ‎; جُودًا ʔajwādan‎; ʔajāwida‎; ʔajāwīda‎; jūdan	الْأَجْوَادَ‎; الْأَجَاوِدَ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدَ‎; الْجُودَ al-ʔajwāda‎; al-ʔajāwida‎; al-ʔajāwīda‎; al-jūda	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَجْوَادٍ‎; أَجَاوِدَ‎; أَجَاوِيدَ‎; جُودٍ ʔajwādin‎; ʔajāwida‎; ʔajāwīda‎; jūdin	الْأَجْوَادِ‎; الْأَجَاوِدِ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدِ‎; الْجُودِ al-ʔajwādi‎; al-ʔajāwidi‎; al-ʔajāwīdi‎; al-jūdi	? ?	? ?

Descendants

• Albanian: Xhevat
• Turkish: Cevat

Noun

جَوَاد • (jawād) m (plural جِيَاد (jiyād) or أَجْيَاد (ʔajyād) or أَجَاوِيد (ʔajāwīd))

1. steed
2. stallion

Declension

Declension of noun جَوَاد (jawād)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوَاد jawād	الْجَوَاد al-jawād	جَوَاد jawād
Nominative	جَوَادٌ jawādun	الْجَوَادُ al-jawādu	جَوَادُ jawādu
Accusative	جَوَادًا jawādan	الْجَوَادَ al-jawāda	جَوَادَ jawāda
Genitive	جَوَادٍ jawādin	الْجَوَادِ al-jawādi	جَوَادِ jawādi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوَادَيْن jawādayn	الْجَوَادَيْن al-jawādayn	جَوَادَيْ jawāday
Nominative	جَوَادَانِ jawādāni	الْجَوَادَانِ al-jawādāni	جَوَادَا jawādā
Accusative	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni	جَوَادَيْ jawāday
Genitive	جَوَادَيْنِ jawādayni	الْجَوَادَيْنِ al-jawādayni	جَوَادَيْ jawāday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيَاد‎; أَجْيَاد‎; أَجَاوِيد jiyād‎; ʔajyād‎; ʔajāwīd	الْجِيَاد‎; الْأَجْيَاد‎; الْأَجَاوِيد al-jiyād‎; al-ʔajyād‎; al-ʔajāwīd	جِيَاد‎; أَجْيَاد‎; أَجَاوِيد jiyād‎; ʔajyād‎; ʔajāwīd
Nominative	جِيَادٌ‎; أَجْيَادٌ‎; أَجَاوِيدُ jiyādun‎; ʔajyādun‎; ʔajāwīdu	الْجِيَادُ‎; الْأَجْيَادُ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدُ al-jiyādu‎; al-ʔajyādu‎; al-ʔajāwīdu	جِيَادُ‎; أَجْيَادُ‎; أَجَاوِيدُ jiyādu‎; ʔajyādu‎; ʔajāwīdu
Accusative	جِيَادًا‎; أَجْيَادًا‎; أَجَاوِيدَ jiyādan‎; ʔajyādan‎; ʔajāwīda	الْجِيَادَ‎; الْأَجْيَادَ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدَ al-jiyāda‎; al-ʔajyāda‎; al-ʔajāwīda	جِيَادَ‎; أَجْيَادَ‎; أَجَاوِيدَ jiyāda‎; ʔajyāda‎; ʔajāwīda
Genitive	جِيَادٍ‎; أَجْيَادٍ‎; أَجَاوِيدَ jiyādin‎; ʔajyādin‎; ʔajāwīda	الْجِيَادِ‎; الْأَجْيَادِ‎; الْأَجَاوِيدِ al-jiyādi‎; al-ʔajyādi‎; al-ʔajāwīdi	جِيَادِ‎; أَجْيَادِ‎; أَجَاوِيدِ jiyādi‎; ʔajyādi‎; ʔajāwīdi

Proper noun

جَوَاد • (jawād) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jawad

Declension

Declension of noun جَوَاد (jawād)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	جَوَاد jawād	—
Nominative	—	جَوَادٌ jawādun	—
Accusative	—	جَوَادًا jawādan	—
Genitive	—	جَوَادٍ jawādin	—

Descendants

• English: Jawad
• French: Jaouad

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “جواد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جواد”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 215

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاد (jawād).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəʋ.ʋɑːd̪/

Adjective

جَوَّاد • (javvād) (Hindi spelling जव्वाद)

1. generous, bounteous, liberal, munificent, beneficent

Noun

جَوَّاد • (javvād) m (Hindi spelling जव्वाद)

1. speedy horse

References

• “جواد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جواد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.