جود

See also: خود

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

جُود • (jūd) m pl

  1. masculine plural of جَوَاد (jawād)

Noun

جَوْد • (jawd) m

  1. abundant rain (because جَادَ الْمَطَر (jāda al-maṭar))
Declension

Noun

جُود or جَوْد • (jūd or jawd) m

  1. generosity, munificence (because in the desert rain is a rare gift; cf. بَحْر (baḥr) and سَيْل (sayl))
Declension

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 • (jawd) m

  1. (obsolete, used by shepherds) waterskin, leather bottle
    Near-synonym: قِرْبَة (qirba)
Declension

References

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