جهد

See also: جہد and ج ه د

Arabic

Root
ج ه د (j-h-d)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ha.da/

Verb

جَهَدَ • (jahada) I, non-past يَجْهَدُ‎ (yajhadu)

  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
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒahd/

Noun

جَهْد • (jahd) m (plural جُهُود (juhūd))

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

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuhd/

Noun

جُهْد • (juhd) m

  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.
Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ه د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جُهْد (juhd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuhd/, [ʒʊhd]
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Noun

جهد • (juhd) m (plural جهود (juhūd))

  1. strain, exertion, effort
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