جلد

See also: خلد

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)
3. leather

Declension

Declension of noun جِلْد (jild)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِلْد jild	الْجِلْد‏ al-jild	جِلْد jild
Nominative	جِلْدٌ jildun	الْجِلْدُ‏ al-jildu	جِلْدُ jildu
Accusative	جِلْدًا‏ jildan	الْجِلْدَ‏ al-jilda	جِلْدَ jilda
Genitive	جِلْدٍ jildin	الْجِلْدِ‏ al-jildi	جِلْدِ jildi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِلْدَيْن‏ jildayn	الْجِلْدَيْن‏ al-jildayn	جِلْدَيْ‏ jilday
Nominative	جِلْدَانِ‏ jildāni	الْجِلْدَانِ‏ al-jildāni	جِلْدَا‏ jildā
Accusative	جِلْدَيْنِ‏ jildayni	الْجِلْدَيْنِ‏ al-jildayni	جِلْدَيْ‏ jilday
Genitive	جِلْدَيْنِ‏ jildayni	الْجِلْدَيْنِ‏ al-jildayni	جِلْدَيْ‏ jilday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْلَاد‏‎; جُلُود‏ ʾajlād‎; julūd	الْأَجْلَاد‏‎; الْجُلُود‏ al-ʾajlād‎; al-julūd	أَجْلَاد‏‎; جُلُود‏ ʾajlād‎; julūd
Nominative	أَجْلَادٌ‏‎; جُلُودٌ‏ ʾajlādun‎; julūdun	الْأَجْلَادُ‏‎; الْجُلُودُ‏ al-ʾajlādu‎; al-julūdu	أَجْلَادُ‏‎; جُلُودُ‏ ʾajlādu‎; julūdu
Accusative	أَجْلَادًا‏‎; جُلُودًا‏ ʾajlādan‎; julūdan	الْأَجْلَادَ‏‎; الْجُلُودَ‏ al-ʾajlāda‎; al-julūda	أَجْلَادَ‏‎; جُلُودَ‏ ʾajlāda‎; julūda
Genitive	أَجْلَادٍ‏‎; جُلُودٍ‏ ʾajlādin‎; julūdin	الْأَجْلَادِ‏‎; الْجُلُودِ‏ 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

جِلْد • (gild) m (plural جُلُود‏ (gulūd))

1. (anatomy) skin

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِلْد‏ (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)