جلد

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Aramaic 𐡂𐡋𐡃𐡀 (gldʾ), Classical Syriac ܓܠܕܐ (geldā), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גלדא (geldā), Hebrew גֶּלֶד (géleḏ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

جِلْد • (jild) m (plural أَجْلَاد (ʾajlād) or جُلُود (julūd))

1. skin
2. hide (skin of an animal)

Declension

Declension of noun جِلْد (jild)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِلْد jild	الجِلْد al-jild	جِلْد jild
Nominative	جِلْدٌ jildun	الجِلْدُ al-jildu	جِلْدُ jildu
Accusative	جِلْدًا jildan	الجِلْدَ al-jilda	جِلْدَ jilda
Genitive	جِلْدٍ jildin	الجِلْدِ al-jildi	جِلْدِ jildi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِلْدَيْن jildayn	الجِلْدَيْن al-jildayn	جِلْدَيْ jilday
Nominative	جِلْدَانِ jildāni	الجِلْدَانِ al-jildāni	جِلْدَا jildā
Accusative	جِلْدَيْنِ jildayni	الجِلْدَيْنِ al-jildayni	جِلْدَيْ jilday
Genitive	جِلْدَيْنِ jildayni	الجِلْدَيْنِ al-jildayni	جِلْدَيْ jilday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْلَاد‎; جُلُود ʾajlād‎; julūd	الأَجْلَاد‎; الجُلُود al-ʾajlād‎; al-julūd	أَجْلَاد‎; جُلُود ʾajlād‎; julūd
Nominative	أَجْلَادٌ‎; جُلُودٌ ʾajlādun‎; julūdun	الأَجْلَادُ‎; الجُلُودُ al-ʾajlādu‎; al-julūdu	أَجْلَادُ‎; جُلُودُ ʾajlādu‎; julūdu
Accusative	أَجْلَادًا‎; جُلُودًا ʾajlādan‎; julūdan	الأَجْلَادَ‎; الجُلُودَ al-ʾajlāda‎; al-julūda	أَجْلَادَ‎; جُلُودَ ʾajlāda‎; julūda
Genitive	أَجْلَادٍ‎; جُلُودٍ ʾajlādin‎; julūdin	الأَجْلَادِ‎; الجُلُودِ al-ʾajlādi‎; al-julūdi	أَجْلَادِ‎; جُلُودِ ʾajlādi‎; julūdi

Descendants

• Azeri: cild
• Egyptian Arabic: جلد (gild)
• Indonesian: jilid
• Kurdish:
  • Kurmanji: cild
  • Sorani: جلد (cild)
• Malay: jilid
• Persian: جلد (jeld)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: जिल्द (jild)

    Urdu: جلد (jild)

  • Maithili: जिल्द (jild)
  • Ottoman Turkish: جلد (cild, cilt)
    • Crimean Tatar: cılt
    • Turkish: cilt
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi: ਜਿਲਦ (jild)
    • Shahmukhi: جلد (jild)
  • Tajik: ҷилд (jild)
  • Turkmen: jilt
  • Uzbek: jild
• Swahili: jalada

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

جلد (gild) جلود (gulūd) pl

1. (anatomy) skin

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic جلد (jild, “skin, hide”).

Noun

Dari	جلد
Iranian Persian	جلد
Tajik	ҷилд (jild)

جلد • (jeld) (plural جلدها (jeld-hâ))

1. (archaic) hide (skin of an animal)
2. binding (of a book)
3. volume (of a book)