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جَهْد
effort /ˈd͡ʒahd/
nounB1#2129 most common
Also: exertion, toil, strain
Example sentences
هٰذَا جَهْدٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big effort.
بَذَلَ الطَّالِبُ جَهْدًا كَبِيرًا فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ.
The student made a great effort in his studies.
نَجَحْتُ بَعْدَ جَهْدٍ طَوِيلٍ.
I succeeded after a long effort.
تَتَطَلَّبُ هٰذِهِ الوَظِيفَةُ جَهْدًا ذِهْنِيًّا كَبِيرًا.
This job requires great mental effort.
بَذَلَتِ الحُكُومَةُ جُهُودًا كَبِيرَةً لِمُكَافَحَةِ الفَسَادِ.
The government made great efforts to combat corruption.
لَمْ يَأْلُ جَهْدًا فِي سَبِيلِ تَحْقِيقِ أَهْدَافِهِ.
He spared no effort in pursuit of his goals.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَهْدٌ | جُهُودٌ |
| Genitive | جَهْدٍ | جُهُودٍ |
| Accusative | جَهْدًا | جُهُودًا |
| Vocative | يا جَهْدُ | يا جُهُودُ |
Word family
جَاهَدَto strive, to struggle
جِهَادstruggle, striving
اِجْتِهَادdiligence, independent reasoning
مَجْهُودeffort, exertion
مُجْتَهِدdiligent, hardworking
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ج-ه-د (j-h-d), which carries the sense of striving and toil. It follows the noun pattern faʿl. The same root produces جِهَاد (struggle) and اِجْتِهَاد (diligent striving, and in law independent reasoning).
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