جند

See also: چند and خند

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic גּוּדָא (guddā) / ܓܘܢܕܐ (gundā), from Middle Persian gwnd (gund, “army, troop”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒund/

Noun

جُنْد • (jund) f (collective, singulative جُنْدِيّ f (jundiyy), plural جُنُود (junūd) or أَجْنَاد (ʔajnād))

  1. (collective) soldiery; armed forces
    Synonyms: جَيْش (jayš, “an army”), عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “troops collectively”)
    1. (collective) the military, the army, the troops

Declension

Declension of noun جُنْد (jund)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْد
jund 		الْجُنْد
al-jund 		جُنْد
jund
nominative جُنْدٌ
jundun 		الْجُنْدُ
al-jundu 		جُنْدُ
jundu
accusative جُنْدًا
jundan 		الْجُنْدَ
al-junda 		جُنْدَ
junda
genitive جُنْدٍ
jundin 		الْجُنْدِ
al-jundi 		جُنْدِ
jundi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْدَيْن
jundayn 		الْجُنْدَيْن
al-jundayn 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
nominative جُنْدَانِ
jundāni 		الْجُنْدَانِ
al-jundāni 		جُنْدَا
jundā
accusative جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni 		الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
genitive جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni 		الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنُود‎; أَجْنَاد
junūd‎; ʔajnād 		الْجُنُود‎; الْأَجْنَاد
al-junūd‎; al-ʔajnād 		جُنُود‎; أَجْنَاد
junūd‎; ʔajnād
nominative جُنُودٌ‎; أَجْنَادٌ
junūdun‎; ʔajnādun 		الْجُنُودُ‎; الْأَجْنَادُ
al-junūdu‎; al-ʔajnādu 		جُنُودُ‎; أَجْنَادُ
junūdu‎; ʔajnādu
accusative جُنُودًا‎; أَجْنَادًا
junūdan‎; ʔajnādan 		الْجُنُودَ‎; الْأَجْنَادَ
al-junūda‎; al-ʔajnāda 		جُنُودَ‎; أَجْنَادَ
junūda‎; ʔajnāda
genitive جُنُودٍ‎; أَجْنَادٍ
junūdin‎; ʔajnādin 		الْجُنُودِ‎; الْأَجْنَادِ
al-junūdi‎; al-ʔajnādi 		جُنُودِ‎; أَجْنَادِ
junūdi‎; ʔajnādi

Noun

جُنْد • (jund) m (plural أَجْنَاد (ʔajnād))

  1. a type of administrative division, sometimes translated as “military district”, notably instituted by the Umayyad Caliphate

Declension

Declension of noun جُنْد (jund)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْد
jund 		الْجُنْد
al-jund 		جُنْد
jund
nominative جُنْدٌ
jundun 		الْجُنْدُ
al-jundu 		جُنْدُ
jundu
accusative جُنْدًا
jundan 		الْجُنْدَ
al-junda 		جُنْدَ
junda
genitive جُنْدٍ
jundin 		الْجُنْدِ
al-jundi 		جُنْدِ
jundi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جُنْدَيْن
jundayn 		الْجُنْدَيْن
al-jundayn 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
nominative جُنْدَانِ
jundāni 		الْجُنْدَانِ
al-jundāni 		جُنْدَا
jundā
accusative جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni 		الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
genitive جُنْدَيْنِ
jundayni 		الْجُنْدَيْنِ
al-jundayni 		جُنْدَيْ
junday
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَجْنَاد
ʔajnād 		الْأَجْنَاد
al-ʔajnād 		أَجْنَاد
ʔajnād
nominative أَجْنَادٌ
ʔajnādun 		الْأَجْنَادُ
al-ʔajnādu 		أَجْنَادُ
ʔajnādu
accusative أَجْنَادًا
ʔajnādan 		الْأَجْنَادَ
al-ʔajnāda 		أَجْنَادَ
ʔajnāda
genitive أَجْنَادٍ
ʔajnādin 		الْأَجْنَادِ
al-ʔajnādi 		أَجْنَادِ
ʔajnādi

Derived terms

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian زِنْدَه (zinda).

Noun

جند (jnd /jindu/) m (Gurmukhi ਜਿੰਦੁ)

  1. life; soul

Descendants

  • Punjabi: (jind)
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਿੰਦ
    Shahmukhi script: جند

References

  • “جند”, in Kalam Baba Farid, Bait (or page) 1, 12th Century.

Punjabi

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian زِنْدَه (zinda). First attested as Old Punjabi جند (jnd /⁠jindu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

جِنْد • (jind) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿੰਦ)

  1. life; soul
    Synonym: جان (jān)
  2. force (ie. strength)
  3. (figuratively) dear, love

Declension

Declension of جند
singular plural
direct جِنْد (jind) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
oblique جِنْد (jind) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
vocative جِنْدے (jinde) جِنْدو (jindo)
ablative جِنْدوں (jindoṉ) جِنْداں (jindāṉ)
locative جِنْدی (jindī) جِنْدِیں (jindīṉ)
instrumental جِنْدِیں (jindīṉ) جِنْدے (jinde)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جِند”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਜਿੰਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ن د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَّدَ (jannada).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒan.nad/, [ˈʒan.nad], [ˈd͡ʒan.nad]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

جنّد • (jannad) II (present بجنّد (bijanned))

  1. to conscript, to recruit, to draft

Conjugation

Conjugation of جند
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m جنّدت (jannadt) جنّدت (jannadt) جنّد (jannad) جنّدنا (jannadna) جنّدتو (jannadtu) جنّدو (jannadu)
f جنّدتي (jannadti) جنّدت (jannadat)
present m بجنّد (bajannid) بتجنّد (bitjannid) بجنّد (bijannid) منجنّد (minjannid) بتجنّدو (bitjanndu) بجنّدو (bijanndu)
f بتجنّدي (bitjanndi) بتجنّد (bitjannid)
subjunctive m اجنّد (ajannid) تجنّد (tjannid) يجنّد (yjannid) نجنّد (njannid) تجنّدو (tjanndu) يجنّدو (yjanndu)
f تجنّدي (tjanndi) تجنّد (tjannid)
imperative m جنّد (jannid) جنّدو (janndu)
f جنّدي (janndi)
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