جوز

See also: خور, جور, چور, خوز, حور, and حوز

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ج و ز (j w z)
16 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaw.wa.za/
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Verb

جَوَّزَ • (jawwaza) II (non-past يُجَوِّزُ (yujawwizu), verbal noun تَجْوِيز (tajwīz))

to allow, permit
to cause to travel over, pass through, perform
to carry through one's views
to water
to give in marriage, to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of **جَوَّزَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَجْوِيز*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَجْوِيز tajwīz
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُجَوِّز mujawwiz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُجَوَّز mujawwaz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَوَّزْتُ jawwaztu	جَوَّزْتَ jawwazta	جَوَّزَ jawwaza	جَوَّزْتُمَا jawwaztumā	جَوَّزَا jawwazā	جَوَّزْنَا jawwaznā	جَوَّزْتُمْ jawwaztum	جَوَّزُوا jawwazū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جَوَّزْتُ jawwaztu	جَوَّزْتِ jawwazti	جَوَّزَتْ jawwazat	جَوَّزْتُمَا jawwaztumā	جَوَّزَتَا jawwazatā	جَوَّزْنَا jawwaznā	جَوَّزْتُنَّ jawwaztunna	جَوَّزْنَ jawwazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَوِّزُ ʔujawwizu	تُجَوِّزُ tujawwizu	يُجَوِّزُ yujawwizu	تُجَوِّزَانِ tujawwizāni	يُجَوِّزَانِ yujawwizāni	نُجَوِّزُ nujawwizu	تُجَوِّزُونَ tujawwizūna	يُجَوِّزُونَ yujawwizūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَوِّزُ ʔujawwizu	تُجَوِّزِينَ tujawwizīna	تُجَوِّزُ tujawwizu	تُجَوِّزَانِ tujawwizāni	تُجَوِّزَانِ tujawwizāni	نُجَوِّزُ nujawwizu	تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَوِّزَ ʔujawwiza	تُجَوِّزَ tujawwiza	يُجَوِّزَ yujawwiza	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	يُجَوِّزَا yujawwizā	نُجَوِّزَ nujawwiza	تُجَوِّزُوا tujawwizū	يُجَوِّزُوا yujawwizū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَوِّزَ ʔujawwiza	تُجَوِّزِي tujawwizī	تُجَوِّزَ tujawwiza	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	نُجَوِّزَ nujawwiza	تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَوِّزْ ʔujawwiz	تُجَوِّزْ tujawwiz	يُجَوِّزْ yujawwiz	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	يُجَوِّزَا yujawwizā	نُجَوِّزْ nujawwiz	تُجَوِّزُوا tujawwizū	يُجَوِّزُوا yujawwizū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَوِّزْ ʔujawwiz	تُجَوِّزِي tujawwizī	تُجَوِّزْ tujawwiz	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	تُجَوِّزَا tujawwizā	نُجَوِّزْ nujawwiz	تُجَوِّزْنَ tujawwizna	يُجَوِّزْنَ yujawwizna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جَوِّزْ jawwiz		جَوِّزَا jawwizā			جَوِّزُوا jawwizū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		جَوِّزِي jawwizī		جَوِّزَا jawwizā			جَوِّزْنَ jawwizna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُوِّزْتُ juwwiztu	جُوِّزْتَ juwwizta	جُوِّزَ juwwiza	جُوِّزْتُمَا juwwiztumā	جُوِّزَا juwwizā	جُوِّزْنَا juwwiznā	جُوِّزْتُمْ juwwiztum	جُوِّزُوا juwwizū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُوِّزْتُ juwwiztu	جُوِّزْتِ juwwizti	جُوِّزَتْ juwwizat	جُوِّزْتُمَا juwwiztumā	جُوِّزَتَا juwwizatā	جُوِّزْنَا juwwiznā	جُوِّزْتُنَّ juwwiztunna	جُوِّزْنَ juwwizna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَوَّزُ ʔujawwazu	تُجَوَّزُ tujawwazu	يُجَوَّزُ yujawwazu	تُجَوَّزَانِ tujawwazāni	يُجَوَّزَانِ yujawwazāni	نُجَوَّزُ nujawwazu	تُجَوَّزُونَ tujawwazūna	يُجَوَّزُونَ yujawwazūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَوَّزُ ʔujawwazu	تُجَوَّزِينَ tujawwazīna	تُجَوَّزُ tujawwazu	تُجَوَّزَانِ tujawwazāni	تُجَوَّزَانِ tujawwazāni	نُجَوَّزُ nujawwazu	تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَوَّزَ ʔujawwaza	تُجَوَّزَ tujawwaza	يُجَوَّزَ yujawwaza	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	يُجَوَّزَا yujawwazā	نُجَوَّزَ nujawwaza	تُجَوَّزُوا tujawwazū	يُجَوَّزُوا yujawwazū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَوَّزَ ʔujawwaza	تُجَوَّزِي tujawwazī	تُجَوَّزَ tujawwaza	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	نُجَوَّزَ nujawwaza	تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَوَّزْ ʔujawwaz	تُجَوَّزْ tujawwaz	يُجَوَّزْ yujawwaz	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	يُجَوَّزَا yujawwazā	نُجَوَّزْ nujawwaz	تُجَوَّزُوا tujawwazū	يُجَوَّزُوا yujawwazū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَوَّزْ ʔujawwaz	تُجَوَّزِي tujawwazī	تُجَوَّزْ tujawwaz	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	تُجَوَّزَا tujawwazā	نُجَوَّزْ nujawwaz	تُجَوَّزْنَ tujawwazna	يُجَوَّزْنَ yujawwazna

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawz/

Noun

جَوْز • (jawz) m (plural أَجْوَاز (ʔajwāz))

verbal noun of جَازَ (jāza) (form I)
middle (of a desert, a camel, the night, etc.)
main part

Declension

Declension of noun **جَوْز** (jawz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْز jawz	الْجَوْز al-jawz	جَوْز jawz
nominative	جَوْزٌ jawzun	الْجَوْزُ al-jawzu	جَوْزُ jawzu
accusative	جَوْزًا jawzan	الْجَوْزَ al-jawza	جَوْزَ jawza
genitive	جَوْزٍ jawzin	الْجَوْزِ al-jawzi	جَوْزِ jawzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَيْن jawzayn	الْجَوْزَيْن al-jawzayn	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
nominative	جَوْزَانِ jawzāni	الْجَوْزَانِ al-jawzāni	جَوْزَا jawzā
accusative	جَوْزَيْنِ jawzayni	الْجَوْزَيْنِ al-jawzayni	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
genitive	جَوْزَيْنِ jawzayni	الْجَوْزَيْنِ al-jawzayni	جَوْزَيْ jawzay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَجْوَاز ʔajwāz	الْأَجْوَاز al-ʔajwāz	أَجْوَاز ʔajwāz
nominative	أَجْوَازٌ ʔajwāzun	الْأَجْوَازُ al-ʔajwāzu	أَجْوَازُ ʔajwāzu
accusative	أَجْوَازًا ʔajwāzan	الْأَجْوَازَ al-ʔajwāza	أَجْوَازَ ʔajwāza
genitive	أَجْوَازٍ ʔajwāzin	الْأَجْوَازِ al-ʔajwāzi	أَجْوَازِ ʔajwāzi

Etymology 2

جَوْز

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawz/

Noun

جَوْز • (jawz) m (collective, singulative جَوْزَة f (jawza), plural جَوْزَات (jawzāt))

walnut (the fruit of any Juglans tree; walnut trees are usually شَجَر الْجَوْز (šajar al-jawz); the same tendency in the derived terms)

Declension

Declension of noun **جَوْز** (jawz)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْز jawz	الْجَوْز al-jawz	جَوْز jawz
nominative	جَوْزٌ jawzun	الْجَوْزُ al-jawzu	جَوْزُ jawzu
accusative	جَوْزًا jawzan	الْجَوْزَ al-jawza	جَوْزَ jawza
genitive	جَوْزٍ jawzin	الْجَوْزِ al-jawzi	جَوْزِ jawzi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَة jawza	الْجَوْزَة al-jawza	جَوْزَة jawzat
nominative	جَوْزَةٌ jawzatun	الْجَوْزَةُ al-jawzatu	جَوْزَةُ jawzatu
accusative	جَوْزَةً jawzatan	الْجَوْزَةَ al-jawzata	جَوْزَةَ jawzata
genitive	جَوْزَةٍ jawzatin	الْجَوْزَةِ al-jawzati	جَوْزَةِ jawzati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَتَيْن jawzatayn	الْجَوْزَتَيْن al-jawzatayn	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
nominative	جَوْزَتَانِ jawzatāni	الْجَوْزَتَانِ al-jawzatāni	جَوْزَتَا jawzatā
accusative	جَوْزَتَيْنِ jawzatayni	الْجَوْزَتَيْنِ al-jawzatayni	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
genitive	جَوْزَتَيْنِ jawzatayni	الْجَوْزَتَيْنِ al-jawzatayni	جَوْزَتَيْ jawzatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَات jawzāt	الْجَوْزَات al-jawzāt	جَوْزَات jawzāt
nominative	جَوْزَاتٌ jawzātun	الْجَوْزَاتُ al-jawzātu	جَوْزَاتُ jawzātu
accusative	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
genitive	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
plural of variety	sound feminine plural
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَوْزَات jawzāt	الْجَوْزَات al-jawzāt	جَوْزَات jawzāt
nominative	جَوْزَاتٌ jawzātun	الْجَوْزَاتُ al-jawzātu	جَوْزَاتُ jawzātu
accusative	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti
genitive	جَوْزَاتٍ jawzātin	الْجَوْزَاتِ al-jawzāti	جَوْزَاتِ jawzāti

Derived terms

جَوْز أَرْقَم (jawz ʔarqam, “kippernut, both the harvest of Bunium bulbocastanum and of Conopodium majus”)
جَوْز أَرْمَد (jawz ʔarmad, “white walnut, fruit of Juglans cinerea”)
جَوْز الأُتْرُجّ (jawz al-ʔutrujj, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
جَوْز الدَفْع (jawz ad-dafʕ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
جَوْز الرُقَع (jawz ar-ruqaʕ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica”)
جَوْز الزِنْج (jawz az-zinj, “cola nut, fruit of Cola acuminata”)
جَوْز الشَرْق (jawz aš-šarq), جَوْز الشَرْك (jawz aš-šark), جَوْز الشِرْك (jawz aš-širk), جَوْز السُودَان (jawz as-sūdān), جَوْز الْحَبَشَة (jawz al-ḥabaša, “Guinea pepper, i.e. either grains of paradise (spice from Aframomum melegueta) or grains of Selim (spice from Xylopia aethiopica)”)
جَوْز الطِّيب (jawz aṭ-ṭīb), جَوْز بُوَا (jawz buwā, “nutmeg, seed of Myristica fragrans”)
جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl, “brazil nut, fruit and tree Bertholletia excelsa”)
جَوْز الْبَرّ (jawz al-barr), جَوْز الأَنْهَار (jawz al-ʔanhār), جَوْز الْقَطَا (jawz al-qaṭā, “harvest of Sedum cepaea”)
جَوْز الْحَلْق (jawz al-ḥalq, “the Adam's apple”)
جَوْز الْقَيْء (jawz al-qayʔ, “mafura, fruit of Trichilia emetica; nux vomica, fruit of Strychnos nux-vomica”)
جَوْز الْمَرْج (jawz al-marj, “bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)”)
جَوْز الْهِنْد (jawz al-hind, “coconut, fruit of Cocos nucifera”)
جَوْز جَنْدَم (jawz jandam, “Lecanora esculenta; mangosteen, fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana”)
جَوْز مَاثِل (jawz māṯil), جَوْز مَاثَا (jawz māṯā), جَوْزَة صَحْرَاوِيَّة (jawza ṣaḥrāwiyya), جَوْز زُوت (jawz zūt, “metel nut, fruit of Datura metel”)
جَوْز مَازَج (jawz māzaj, see كَزْمَازَج (kazmāzaj, “tamarisk fruits”))
كَسَّارَة جَوْز (kassārat jawz, “nutcracker”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: cövz, cövüz, cəviz
→ Baluchi: جئوز (jawz)
→ Ottoman Turkish: جوز (cevz)
- Turkish: ceviz
→ Persian: جوز (jowz)

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “جوز”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 233
Hehn, Victor with Schrader, Otto (1911) Kulturpflanzen und Haustiere in ihrem Übergang aus Asien nach Griechenland und Italien sowie in das übrige Europa‎^[2] (in German), 8^th edition, Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, pages 393–404
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “جوز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 485.
Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 29–59
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “جوز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 254
Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 18

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj) with metathesis.

Root
ج و ز
3 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡoːz]

Noun

جوز • (gōz) m

(chiefly construct) husband
Synonym: عريس (ʕarīs, “groom; husband”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَوَّج (zawwaj) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡæwːɪz]

Verb

جوّز • (gawwiz) II (verbal noun جواز (gawāz), active participle مجوّز (migawwiz), passive participle متجوّز (mitgawwiz))

(ditransitive) to marry off
أبويا عايز يجوّزني ― abūya ʕāyiz yigawwizni ― My dad's looking to marry me off

Conjugation

Conjugation of **جوز**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	جوّزت (gawwizt)	جوّزت (gawwizt)	جوّز (gawwiz)	جوّزنا (gawwizna)	جوّزتوا (gawwiztu)	جوّزوا (gawwizu)
past	f	جوّزت (gawwizt)	جوّزتي (gawwizti)	جوّزت (gawwizit)	جوّزنا (gawwizna)	جوّزتوا (gawwiztu)	جوّزوا (gawwizu)
present subjunctive	m	اجوّز (agawwiz)	تجوّز (tigawwiz)	يجوّز (yigawwiz)	نجوّز (nigawwiz)	تجوّزوا (tigawwizu)	يجوّزوا (yigawwizu)
present subjunctive	f	اجوّز (agawwiz)	تجوّزي (tigawwizi)	تجوّز (tigawwiz)	نجوّز (nigawwiz)	تجوّزوا (tigawwizu)	يجوّزوا (yigawwizu)
present indicative	m	بجوّز (bagawwiz)	بتجوّز (bitgawwiz)	بيجوّز (biygawwiz)	بنجوّز (bingawwiz)	بتجوّزوا (bitgawwizu)	بيجوّزوا (biygawwizu)
present indicative	f	بجوّز (bagawwiz)	بتجوّزي (bitgawwizi)	بتجوّز (bitgawwiz)	بنجوّز (bingawwiz)	بتجوّزوا (bitgawwizu)	بيجوّزوا (biygawwizu)
future¹	m	هجوّز (hagawwiz)	هتجوّز (hatgawwiz)	هيجوّز (haygawwiz)	هنجوّز (hangawwiz)	هتجوّزوا (hatgawwizu)	هيجوّزوا (haygawwizu)
future¹	f	هجوّز (hagawwiz)	هتجوّزي (hatgawwizi)	هتجوّز (hatgawwiz)	هنجوّز (hangawwiz)	هتجوّزوا (hatgawwizu)	هيجوّزوا (haygawwizu)
imperative	m		جوّز (gawwiz)			جوّزوا (gawwizu)
imperative	f		جوّزي (gawwizi)			جوّزوا (gawwizu)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Derived terms

اتجوّز (itgawwiz, “to marry”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَوْز (jawz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːz/, [d͡ʒo̞ːz], [ʒo̞ːz]

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (collective, singulative جوزة f (jōza), paucal جوزات (jōzāt))

walnut

Derived terms

جوزية (jōziyya, “a dessert that resembles a walnut”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj), with metathesis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːz/, [d͡ʒo̞ːz], [ʒo̞ːz]

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (plural أجواز (ʔajwāz))

(rare) husband
Synonym: زوج (zōj)

Etymology 3

From Arabic زَوَّجَ (zawwaja), with metathesis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaw.waz/, [d͡ʒaw.waz], [ʒaw.waz]

Verb

جَوَّز • (jawwaz) II (non-past يِجَوِّز (yijawwiz))

(rare) (ditransitive) to marry off, to give in marriage
Synonym: زَوَّج (zawwaj)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **جوز**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	جوزت (jawwazt)	جوزت (jawwazt)	جوز (jawwaz)	جوزنا (jawwazna)	جوزتوا (jawwaztu)	جوزوا (jawwazu)
past	f	جوزت (jawwazt)	جوزتي (jawwazti)	جوزت (jawwazat)	جوزنا (jawwazna)	جوزتوا (jawwaztu)	جوزوا (jawwazu)
non-past	m	أجوز (ʔajawwiz)	تجوز (tijawwiz)	يجوز (yijawwiz)	نجوز (nijawwiz)	تجوزوا (tijawwizu)	يجوزوا (yijawwizu)
non-past	f	أجوز (ʔajawwiz)	تجوزي (tijawwizi)	تجوز (tijawwiz)	نجوز (nijawwiz)	تجوزوا (tijawwizu)	يجوزوا (yijawwizu)
imperative	m		جوز (jawwiz)			جوزوا (jawwizu)
imperative	f		جوزي (jawwizi)			جوزوا (jawwizu)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْز (jawz), from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”). Doublet of . See Old Armenian ընկոյզ (ənkoyz) for etymology.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒowz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäwz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jawz
Dari reading^?	jawz
Iranian reading^?	jowz
Tajik reading^?	javz

Noun


Iranian Persian	جوز
Dari	جوز
Tajik	ҷавз

جوز • (jowz) (plural جوزها)

(archaic) walnut
Synonyms: (Dari) چارمغز (čârmaġz), (Iranian Persian) گردو (gerdu), گوز (gowz), گردکان (gerdekân)

Inflection

Basic forms of
	singular	plural
bare	جوز (jowz)	جوزها، جوزا^△ (jowz-hấ, jowzấ^△)
definitive direct object	جوز را، جوز رو^△ (jowz râ, jowzo^△)	جوزها را، جوزا رو^△ (jowz-hấ râ, jowzấ ro^△)
ezâfe	جوز (jowz-e)	جوزهای، جوزای^△ (jowz-hấ-ye, jowzấ-ye^△)
marked indefinite or relative definite	جوزی (jowz-i)	جوزهایی، جوزایی^△ (jowzấn-i, jowz-hấ-i, jowzấi^△)

^△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of
	singular	plural
1^st person singular (“my”)	جوزم (jowzam)	جوز‌هایم، جوز‌هام، جوزام^△ (jowz-hấyam, jowzấm^△)
2^nd person singular (“your”)	جوزت (jowzat, jowzet^△)	جوز‌هایت، جوز‌هات، جوزات^△ (jowz-hấyat, jowzất^△)
3^rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	جوزش (jowzaš, jowzeš^△)	جوز‌هایش، جوز‌هاش، جوزاش^△ (jowz-hấyaš, jowzấš^△)
1^st person plural (“our”)	جوزمان، جوزمون^△ (jowzemân, jowzemun^△)	جوز‌هایمان، جوز‌هامون، جوزامون^△ (jowz-hấyemân, jowzấmun^△)
2^nd person plural (“your”)	جوزتان، جوزتون^△ (jowzetân, jowzetun^△)	جوز‌هایتان، جوز‌هاتون، جوزاتون^△ (jowz-hấyetân, jowzấtun^△)
3^rd person plural (“their”)	جوزشان، جوزشون^△ (jowzešân, jowzešun^△)	جوز‌هایشان، جوز‌هاشون، جوزاشون^△ (jowz-hấyešân, jowzấšun^△)

^△ Colloquial.

Predicative forms of **جوز** (jowz)
	singular	plural
1^st person (“I am, we are”)	جوزم (jowzam)	جوزیم (jowzim)
2^nd person (“you are”)	جوزی (jowzi)	جوزید، جوزین^△ (jowzid, jowzin^△)
3^rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	جوز است، جوزه^△ (jowz ast, jowze^△)	جوزند، جوزن^△ (jowzand, jowzan^△)

^△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

جوز هندی (jowz-e hendi)
جوزجان (jowzjân)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: જૌઝ (jaujh)

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒoːz/, [ʒoːz]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj) with metathesis.

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (plural جواز (jwāz))

pair
husband
Synonym: زوج (zōj)

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَوْز (jawz).

Noun

جوز • (jōz) m (collective, singulative جوزة f (jōze), plural جوزات (jōzāt))

nuts

Derived terms

جوز هند (jōz hind, “coconuts”)
جوزة الطيب (jōzt iṭ-ṭīb, “nutmeg”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (jawz), from Arabic جَوْز (jawz), itself from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭦 (gōz, “walnut”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔːz/

Noun

جَوز • (jauz) m (Hindi spelling जौज़)

walnut, nutmeg
Synonym: اخروٹ

References

“جوز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“جوز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.