جهد

See also: جہد and ج ه د

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ه د (j-h-d)

Pronunciation

  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /ɡɛd/

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

Derived terms

Noun

جَهْد (jahd) m

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

Declension

Noun

جُهْد (juhd) m

  1. power, ability
  2. to the limit of, as much as (جُهْدَ (juhda) used as preposition)
    هُوَّ أَكَلَ جُهْدَ طَاقَتِهِ.
    huwwa ʾakala juhda ṭāqatihi.
    He ate to the limit of his ability.

Declension

References

  • Lane, vol. I (1863), pp. 473-474.
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