جوز

See also: خور, جور, چور, خوز, حور, and حوز

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ج و ز (j w z)
16 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaw.wa.za/

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Verb

جَوَّزَ • (jawwaza) II (non-past يُجَوِّزُ (yujawwizu), verbal noun تَجْوِيز (tajwīz))

1. to allow, permit
2. to cause to travel over, pass through, perform
3. to carry through one's views
4. to water
5. to give in marriage, to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of جَوَّزَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَجْوِيز)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَجْوِيز tajwīz
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُجَوِّز mujawwiz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُجَوَّز mujawwaz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَوَّزْتُ jawwaztu	جَوَّزْتَ jawwazta	جَوَّزَ jawwaza		جَوَّزْتُمَا jawwaztumā	جَوَّزَا jawwazā		جَوَّزْنَا jawwaznā	جَوَّزْتُمْ jawwaztum	جَوَّزُوا jawwazū
	f		جَوَّزْتِ jawwazti	جَوَّزَتْ jawwazat			جَوَّزَتَا jawwazatā			جَوَّزْتُنَّ jawwaztunna	جَوَّزْنَ jawwazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَوِّزُ ʔujawwizu	تُجَوِّزُ tujawwizu	يُجَوِّزُ yujawwizu		تُجَوِّزَانِ tujawwizāni	يُجَوِّزَانِ yujawwizāni		نُجَوِّزُ nujawwizu	تُجَوِّزُونَ tujawwizūna	يُجَوِّزُونَ yujawwizūna
	f		تُجَوِّزِينَ tujawwizīna	تُجَوِّزُ tujawwizu			تُجَوِّزَانِ tujawwizāni			تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَوِّزَ ʔujawwiza	تُجَوِّزَ tujawwiza	يُجَوِّزَ yujawwiza		تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	يُجَوِّزَا yujawwizā		نُجَوِّزَ nujawwiza	تُجَوِّزُوا tujawwizū	يُجَوِّزُوا yujawwizū
	f		تُجَوِّزِي tujawwizī	تُجَوِّزَ tujawwiza			تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā			تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَوِّزْ ʔujawwiz	تُجَوِّزْ tujawwiz	يُجَوِّزْ yujawwiz		تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	يُجَوِّزَا yujawwizā		نُجَوِّزْ nujawwiz	تُجَوِّزُوا tujawwizū	يُجَوِّزُوا yujawwizū
	f		تُجَوِّزِي tujawwizī	تُجَوِّزْ tujawwiz			تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā			تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جَوِّزْ jawwiz			جَوِّزَا jawwizā				جَوِّزُوا jawwizū
	f		جَوِّزِي jawwizī							جَوِّزْنَ jawwizna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُوِّزْتُ juwwiztu	جُوِّزْتَ juwwizta	جُوِّزَ juwwiza		جُوِّزْتُمَا juwwiztumā	جُوِّزَا juwwizā		جُوِّزْنَا juwwiznā	جُوِّزْتُمْ juwwiztum	جُوِّزُوا juwwizū
	f		جُوِّزْتِ juwwizti	جُوِّزَتْ juwwizat			جُوِّزَتَا juwwizatā			جُوِّزْتُنَّ juwwiztunna	جُوِّزْنَ juwwizna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَوَّزُ ʔujawwazu	تُجَوَّزُ tujawwazu	يُجَوَّزُ yujawwazu		تُجَوَّزَانِ tujawwazāni	يُجَوَّزَانِ yujawwazāni		نُجَوَّزُ nujawwazu	تُجَوَّزُونَ tujawwazūna	يُجَوَّزُونَ yujawwazūna
	f		تُجَوَّزِينَ tujawwazīna	تُجَوَّزُ tujawwazu			تُجَوَّزَانِ tujawwazāni			تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَوَّزَ ʔujawwaza	تُجَوَّزَ tujawwaza	يُجَوَّزَ yujawwaza		تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	يُجَوَّزَا yujawwazā		نُجَوَّزَ nujawwaza	تُجَوَّزُوا tujawwazū	يُجَوَّزُوا yujawwazū
	f		تُجَوَّزِي tujawwazī	تُجَوَّزَ tujawwaza			تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā			تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَوَّزْ ʔujawwaz	تُجَوَّزْ tujawwaz	يُجَوَّزْ yujawwaz		تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	يُجَوَّزَا yujawwazā		نُجَوَّزْ nujawwaz	تُجَوَّزُوا tujawwazū	يُجَوَّزُوا yujawwazū
	f		تُجَوَّزِي tujawwazī	تُجَوَّزْ tujawwaz			تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā			تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawz/

Noun

جَوْز • (jawz) m (plural أَجْوَاز (ʔajwāz))

1. verbal noun of جَازَ (jāza) (form I)
2. middle (of a desert, a camel, the night, etc.)
3. main part

Declension

Declension of noun جَوْز (jawz)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْز jawz	الْجَوْز al-jawz	جَوْز jawz
nominative	جَوْزٌ jawzun	الْجَوْزُ al-jawzu	جَوْزُ jawzu
accusative	جَوْزًا jawzan	الْجَوْزَ al-jawza	جَوْزَ jawza
genitive	جَوْزٍ jawzin	الْجَوْزِ al-jawzi	جَوْزِ jawzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَيْن jawzayn	الْجَوْزَيْن al-jawzayn	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
nominative	جَوْزَانِ jawzāni	الْجَوْزَانِ al-jawzāni	جَوْزَا jawzā
accusative	جَوْزَيْنِ jawzayni	الْجَوْزَيْنِ al-jawzayni	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
genitive	جَوْزَيْنِ jawzayni	الْجَوْزَيْنِ al-jawzayni	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَجْوَاز ʔajwāz	الْأَجْوَاز al-ʔajwāz	أَجْوَاز ʔajwāz
nominative	أَجْوَازٌ ʔajwāzun	الْأَجْوَازُ al-ʔajwāzu	أَجْوَازُ ʔajwāzu
accusative	أَجْوَازًا ʔajwāzan	الْأَجْوَازَ al-ʔajwāza	أَجْوَازَ ʔajwāza
genitive	أَجْوَازٍ ʔajwāzin	الْأَجْوَازِ al-ʔajwāzi	أَجْوَازِ ʔajwāzi

Etymology 2

جَوْز

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *gauz-der.

Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz)bor.

Arabic جوز

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawz/

Noun

جَوْز • (jawz) m (collective, singulative جَوْزَة f (jawza), plural جَوْزَات (jawzāt))

1. walnut (the fruit of any Juglans tree; walnut trees are usually شَجَر الْجَوْز (šajar al-jawz); the same tendency in the derived terms)

Declension

Declension of noun جَوْز (jawz)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْز jawz	الْجَوْز al-jawz	جَوْز jawz
nominative	جَوْزٌ jawzun	الْجَوْزُ al-jawzu	جَوْزُ jawzu
accusative	جَوْزًا jawzan	الْجَوْزَ al-jawza	جَوْزَ jawza
genitive	جَوْزٍ jawzin	الْجَوْزِ al-jawzi	جَوْزِ jawzi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَة jawza	الْجَوْزَة al-jawza	جَوْزَة jawzat
nominative	جَوْزَةٌ jawzatun	الْجَوْزَةُ al-jawzatu	جَوْزَةُ jawzatu
accusative	جَوْزَةً jawzatan	الْجَوْزَةَ al-jawzata	جَوْزَةَ jawzata
genitive	جَوْزَةٍ jawzatin	الْجَوْزَةِ al-jawzati	جَوْزَةِ jawzati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَتَيْن jawzatayn	الْجَوْزَتَيْن al-jawzatayn	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
nominative	جَوْزَتَانِ jawzatāni	الْجَوْزَتَانِ al-jawzatāni	جَوْزَتَا jawzatā
accusative	جَوْزَتَيْنِ jawzatayni	الْجَوْزَتَيْنِ al-jawzatayni	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
genitive	جَوْزَتَيْنِ jawzatayni	الْجَوْزَتَيْنِ al-jawzatayni	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَات jawzāt	الْجَوْزَات al-jawzāt	جَوْزَات jawzāt
nominative	جَوْزَاتٌ jawzātun	الْجَوْزَاتُ al-jawzātu	جَوْزَاتُ jawzātu
accusative	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
genitive	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
plural of variety	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَات jawzāt	الْجَوْزَات al-jawzāt	جَوْزَات jawzāt
nominative	جَوْزَاتٌ jawzātun	الْجَوْزَاتُ al-jawzātu	جَوْزَاتُ jawzātu
accusative	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
genitive	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti

Derived terms

• جَوْز أَرْقَم (jawz ʔarqam, “kippernut, both the harvest of Bunium bulbocastanum and of Conopodium majus”)
• جَوْز أَرْمَد (jawz ʔarmad, “white walnut, fruit of Juglans cinerea”)
• جَوْز الأُتْرُجّ (jawz al-ʔutrujj, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
• جَوْز الدَفْع (jawz ad-dafʕ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
• جَوْز الرُقَع (jawz ar-ruqaʕ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
• جَوْز الزِنْج (jawz az-zinj, “cola nut, fruit of Cola acuminata”)
• جَوْز الشَرْق (jawz aš-šarq), جَوْز الشَرْك (jawz aš-šark), جَوْز الشِرْك (jawz aš-širk), جَوْز السُودَان (jawz as-sūdān), جَوْز الْحَبَشَة (jawz al-ḥabaša, “Guinea pepper, i.e. either grains of paradise (spice from Aframomum melegueta) or grains of Selim (spice from Xylopia aethiopica)”)
• جَوْز الطِّيب (jawz aṭ-ṭīb), جَوْز بُوَا (jawz buwā, “nutmeg, seed of Myristica fragrans”)
• جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl, “brazil nut, fruit and tree Bertholletia excelsa”)
• جَوْز الْبَرّ (jawz al-barr), جَوْز الأَنْهَار (jawz al-ʔanhār), جَوْز الْقَطَا (jawz al-qaṭā, “harvest of Sedum cepaea”)
• جَوْز الْحَلْق (jawz al-ḥalq, “the Adam's apple”)
• جَوْز الْقَيْء (jawz al-qayʔ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica; nux vomica, fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica”)
• جَوْز الْمَرْج (jawz al-marj, “bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)”)
• جَوْز الْهِنْد (jawz al-hind, “coconut, fruit of Cocos nucifera”)
• جَوْز جَنْدَم (jawz jandam, “Lecanora esculenta; mangosteen, fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana”)
• جَوْز مَاثِل (jawz māṯil), جَوْز مَاثَا (jawz māṯā), جَوْزَة صَحْرَاوِيَّة (jawza ṣaḥrāwiyya), جَوْز زُوت (jawz zūt, “metel nut, fruit of Datura metel”)
• جَوْز مَازَج (jawz māzaj, see كَزْمَازَج (kazmāzaj, “tamarisk fruits”))
• كَسَّارَة جَوْز (kassārat jawz, “nutcracker”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cövz, cövüz, cəviz
• → Baluchi: جئوز (jawz)
• → Ottoman Turkish: جوز (cevz)
  • Turkish: ceviz
• → Persian: جوز (jowz)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “جوز”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 233
• Hehn, Victor with Schrader, Otto (1911), Kulturpflanzen und Haustiere in ihrem Übergang aus Asien nach Griechenland und Italien sowie in das übrige Europa‎^[2] (in German), 8^th edition, Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, pages 393–404
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “جوز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 485.
• Löw, Immanuel (1924), Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 29–59
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “جوز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 254
• Wagner, Max (1966), Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 18

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj) with metathesis.

Root
ج و ز
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoːz]

Noun

جوز • (gōz) m

1. (chiefly construct) husband

   Synonym: عريس (ʕarīs, “groom; husband”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَوَّج (zawwaj) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡæwːɪz]

Verb

جوّز • (gawwiz) II (verbal noun جواز (gawāz), active participle مجوّز (migawwiz), passive participle متجوّز (mitgawwiz))

1. (ditransitive) to marry off

   أبويا عايز يجوّزني ― abūya ʕāyiz yigawwizni ― My dad's looking to marry me off

Conjugation

Conjugation of جوز

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	جوّزت (gawwizt)	جوّزت (gawwizt)	جوّز (gawwiz)		جوّزنا (gawwizna)	جوّزتوا (gawwiztu)	جوّزوا (gawwizu)
	f		جوّزتي (gawwizti)	جوّزت (gawwizit)
present subjunctive	m	اجوّز (agawwiz)	تجوّز (tigawwiz)	يجوّز (yigawwiz)		نجوّز (nigawwiz)	تجوّزوا (tigawwizu)	يجوّزوا (yigawwizu)
	f		تجوّزي (tigawwizi)	تجوّز (tigawwiz)
present indicative	m	بجوّز (bagawwiz)	بتجوّز (bitgawwiz)	بيجوّز (biygawwiz)		بنجوّز (bingawwiz)	بتجوّزوا (bitgawwizu)	بيجوّزوا (biygawwizu)
	f		بتجوّزي (bitgawwizi)	بتجوّز (bitgawwiz)
future1	m	هجوّز (hagawwiz)	هتجوّز (hatgawwiz)	هيجوّز (haygawwiz)		هنجوّز (hangawwiz)	هتجوّزوا (hatgawwizu)	هيجوّزوا (haygawwizu)
	f		هتجوّزي (hatgawwizi)	هتجوّز (hatgawwiz)
imperative	m		جوّز (gawwiz)				جوّزوا (gawwizu)
	f		جوّزي (gawwizi)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Derived terms

• اتجوّز (itgawwiz, “to marry”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَوْز (jawz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːz/, [d͡ʒo̞ːz], [ʒo̞ːz]

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (collective, singulative جوزة f (jōza), paucal جوزات (jōzāt))

1. walnut

Derived terms

• جوزية (jōziyya, “a dessert that resembles a walnut”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj), with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːz/, [d͡ʒo̞ːz], [ʒo̞ːz]

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (plural أجواز (ʔajwāz))

1. (rare) husband

   Synonym: زوج (zōj)

Etymology 3

From Arabic زَوَّجَ (zawwaja), with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaw.waz/, [d͡ʒaw.waz], [ʒaw.waz]

Verb

جَوَّز • (jawwaz) II (non-past يِجَوِّز (yijawwiz))

1. (rare) (ditransitive) to marry off, to give in marriage

   Synonym: زَوَّج (zawwaj)

Conjugation

Conjugation of جوز

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	جوزت (jawwazt)	جوزت (jawwazt)	جوز (jawwaz)		جوزنا (jawwazna)	جوزتوا (jawwaztu)	جوزوا (jawwazu)
	f		جوزتي (jawwazti)	جوزت (jawwazat)
non-past	m	أجوز (ʔajawwiz)	تجوز (tijawwiz)	يجوز (yijawwiz)		نجوز (nijawwiz)	تجوزوا (tijawwizu)	يجوزوا (yijawwizu)
	f		تجوزي (tijawwizi)	تجوز (tijawwiz)
imperative	m		جوز (jawwiz)				جوزوا (jawwizu)
	f		جوزي (jawwizi)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْز (jawz), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”). Doublet of گوز. See Old Armenian ընկոյզ (ənkoyz) for etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawz/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wuz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒowz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]

Readings
Classical reading?	jawz
Dari reading?	jawz
Iranian reading?	jowz
Tajik reading?	javz

Noun

Dari	جوز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷавз

جوز • (jowz) (plural جوزها)

1. (archaic) walnut

   Synonyms: (Dari) چارمغز (čârmaġz), (Iranian Persian) گردو (gerdu), گوز (gowz), گردکان (gerdekân)

Inflection

Basic forms of جوز

	singular	plural
bare	جوز (jowz)	جوزها، جوزا△ (jowz-hấ, jowzấ△)
definitive direct object	جوز را، جوز رو△ (jowz râ, jowzo△)	جوزها را، جوزا رو△ (jowz-hấ râ, jowzấ ro△)
ezâfe	جوز (jowz-e)	جوزهای، جوزای△ (jowz-hấ-ye, jowzấ-ye△)
marked indefinite or relative definite	جوزی (jowz-i)	جوزهایی، جوزایی△ (jowzấn-i, jowz-hấ-i, jowzấi△)

^△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of جوز

	singular	plural
1st person singular (“my”)	جوزم (jowzam)	جوز‌هایم، جوز‌هام، جوزام△ (jowz-hấyam, jowzấm△)
2nd person singular (“your”)	جوزت (jowzat, jowzet△)	جوز‌هایت، جوز‌هات، جوزات△ (jowz-hấyat, jowzất△)
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	جوزش (jowzaš, jowzeš△)	جوز‌هایش، جوز‌هاش، جوزاش△ (jowz-hấyaš, jowzấš△)
1st person plural (“our”)	جوزمان، جوزمون△ (jowzemân, jowzemun△)	جوز‌هایمان، جوز‌هامون، جوزامون△ (jowz-hấyemân, jowzấmun△)
2nd person plural (“your”)	جوزتان، جوزتون△ (jowzetân, jowzetun△)	جوز‌هایتان، جوز‌هاتون، جوزاتون△ (jowz-hấyetân, jowzấtun△)
3rd person plural (“their”)	جوزشان، جوزشون△ (jowzešân, jowzešun△)	جوز‌هایشان، جوز‌هاشون، جوزاشون△ (jowz-hấyešân, jowzấšun△)

^△ Colloquial.

Predicative forms of جوز (jowz)

	singular	plural
1st person (“I am, we are”)	جوزم (jowzam)	جوزیم (jowzim)
2nd person (“you are”)	جوزی (jowzi)	جوزید، جوزین△ (jowzid, jowzin△)
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	جوز است، جوزه△ (jowz ast, jowze△)	جوزند، جوزن△ (jowzand, jowzan△)

^△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

• جوز هندی (jowz-e hendi)
• جوزجان (jowzjân)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જૌઝ (jaujh)

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒoːz/, [ʒoːz]

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Etymology 1

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj) with metathesis.

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (plural جواز (jwāz))

1. pair
2. husband

   Synonym: زوج (zōj)

See also

• مرة (mara, “wife”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَوْز (jawz).

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (collective, singulative جوزة f (jōze), plural جوزات (jōzāt))

1. nuts

Derived terms

• جوز هند (jōz hind, “coconuts”)
• جوزة الطيب (jōzt iṭ-ṭīb, “nutmeg”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوز (jawz), from Arabic جَوْز (jawz), itself from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔːz/

Noun

جَوز • (jauz) m (Hindi spelling जौज़)

1. walnut, nutmeg

   Synonym: اخروٹ

References

• “جوز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جوز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.