جهد

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See also: جہد and ج ه د

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ج ه د (j h d)
11 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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جَهَدَ (jahada) I (non-past يَجْهَدُ (yajhadu), verbal noun جَهْد (jahd))

  1. to strive, to struggle, to labour, to exert oneself, to take pains, to endeavor (especially in the sense of strenuously, to the utmost of one's ability, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to overwork, to overtax, to fatigue, to exhaust
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Etymology 1.2

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Noun

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جَهْد (jahdm (plural جُهُود (juhūd))

  1. verbal noun of جَهَدَ (jahada) (form I)
  2. labour, toil, exertion, effort
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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جُهْد (juhdm

  1. strain, exertion, effort
  2. power, ability
  3. to the limit of, as much as (جُهْدَ (juhda) used as preposition)
    هُوَ أَكَلَ جُهْدَ طَاقَتِهِ.
    huwa ʔakala juhda ṭāqatihi.
    He ate to the limit of his ability.
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَهَدَ (jahada).

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Readings
Classical reading? jahd
Dari reading? jahd
Iranian reading? jahd
Tajik reading? jahd

Noun

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جهد (jahd)

  1. struggle, effort, exertion
    Synonym: کوشش (kušeš)
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 348”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[1]:
      مایهٔ خوشدلی آنجاست که دلدار آنجاست
      می‌کنم جهد که خود را مگر آنجا فکنم
      māya-yi xwašdilī ānjā-st ki dildār ānjā-st
      mē-kunam jahd ki xwad rā magar ānjā fikanam
      The essence of happiness is there where the beloved is;
      I strive to throw myself there if I can.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “جهد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ج ه د
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic جُهْد (juhd).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒuhd/, [ʒʊhd]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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جهد (juhdm (plural جهود (juhūd))

  1. strain, exertion, effort