جود

See also: خود

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

جُود • (jūdm pl

  1. masculine plural of جَوَاد (jawād)

Noun

جَوْد • (jawdm

  1. abundant rain (because جَادَ الْمَطَر (jāda al-maṭar))
Declension
Declension of noun جَوْد (jawd)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جَوْد
jawd
الْجَوْد
al-jawd
جَوْد
jawd
nominative جَوْدٌ
jawdun
الْجَوْدُ
al-jawdu
جَوْدُ
jawdu
accusative جَوْدًا
jawdan
الْجَوْدَ
al-jawda
جَوْدَ
jawda
genitive جَوْدٍ
jawdin
الْجَوْدِ
al-jawdi
جَوْدِ
jawdi

Noun

جُود or جَوْد • (jūd or jawdm

  1. generosity, munificence (because in the desert rain is a rare gift; cf. بَحْر (baḥr) and سَيْل (sayl))
Declension
Declension of noun جُود (jūd)‎; جَوْد (jawd)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جُود‎; جَوْد
jūd‎; jawd
الْجُود‎; الْجَوْد
al-jūd‎; al-jawd
جُود‎; جَوْد
jūd‎; jawd
nominative جُودٌ‎; جَوْدٌ
jūdun‎; jawdun
الْجُودُ‎; الْجَوْدُ
al-jūdu‎; al-jawdu
جُودُ‎; جَوْدُ
jūdu‎; jawdu
accusative جُودًا‎; جَوْدًا
jūdan‎; jawdan
الْجُودَ‎; الْجَوْدَ
al-jūda‎; al-jawda
جُودَ‎; جَوْدَ
jūda‎; jawda
genitive جُودٍ‎; جَوْدٍ
jūdin‎; jawdin
الْجُودِ‎; الْجَوْدِ
al-jūdi‎; al-jawdi
جُودِ‎; جَوْدِ
jūdi‎; jawdi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic גּוֹדָא (gōḏā) / ܓܰܘܕܴܐ (gawdā), whence also Neo-Babylonian 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (kušgu-du /⁠gūdu⁠/), and Georgian გუდა (guda), Armenian գուդա (guda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒawd/

Noun

جَوْد • (jawdm

  1. (obsolete, used by shepherds) waterskin, leather bottle
    Near-synonym: قِرْبَة (qirba)
Declension
Declension of noun جَوْد (jawd)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جَوْد
jawd
الْجَوْد
al-jawd
جَوْد
jawd
nominative جَوْدٌ
jawdun
الْجَوْدُ
al-jawdu
جَوْدُ
jawdu
accusative جَوْدًا
jawdan
الْجَوْدَ
al-jawda
جَوْدَ
jawda
genitive جَوْدٍ
jawdin
الْجَوْدِ
al-jawdi
جَوْدِ
jawdi

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1893) “Beiträge zur Erklärung der Glossen des Bar Bahlûl II.”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes[1] (in German), volume 7, page 82