جيش

See also: چیش, خیس, چىش, and جیش

Arabic

Etymology

From ج ي ش (j-y-š), meaning to heave or rise up suddenly, hence inciting troops to action, raise military forces, to muster or rally, to incite a war or raise up arms. Related to the verb جَاشَ (jāša, “to be excited, to be agitated, to storm, to rage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒajʃ/

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  • IPA^(key): /ɡeːʃ/
  • IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeːʃ/

Noun

جَيْش • (jayš) m (plural جُيُوش (juyūš))

1. verbal noun of جَاشَ (jāša)
2. an army, a military force

Declension

Declension of noun جَيْش (jayš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَيْش jayš	الْجَيْش al-jayš	جَيْش jayš
Nominative	جَيْشٌ jayšun	الْجَيْشُ al-jayšu	جَيْشُ jayšu
Accusative	جَيْشًا jayšan	الْجَيْشَ al-jayša	جَيْشَ jayša
Genitive	جَيْشٍ jayšin	الْجَيْشِ al-jayši	جَيْشِ jayši
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَيْشَيْن jayšayn	الْجَيْشَيْن al-jayšayn	جَيْشَيْ jayšay
Nominative	جَيْشَانِ jayšāni	الْجَيْشَانِ al-jayšāni	جَيْشَا jayšā
Accusative	جَيْشَيْنِ jayšayni	الْجَيْشَيْنِ al-jayšayni	جَيْشَيْ jayšay
Genitive	جَيْشَيْنِ jayšayni	الْجَيْشَيْنِ al-jayšayni	جَيْشَيْ jayšay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُيُوش juyūš	الْجُيُوش al-juyūš	جُيُوش juyūš
Nominative	جُيُوشٌ juyūšun	الْجُيُوشُ al-juyūšu	جُيُوشُ juyūšu
Accusative	جُيُوشًا juyūšan	الْجُيُوشَ al-juyūša	جُيُوشَ juyūša
Genitive	جُيُوشٍ juyūšin	الْجُيُوشِ al-juyūši	جُيُوشِ juyūši

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “جيش”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 493-494
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “جيش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَيْش (jayš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeːʃ/

Noun

جيش • (jēš) m (plural جُيوش ‎(juyūš))

1. an army, a military force