جند

جند

See also: چند‎ and خند‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian gwnd (gund, “army, troop”) through Classical Syriac ܓܘܢܕܐ‎ (gundā).

Noun

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

1. (collective) soldiery; armed forces

   Synonyms: جَيْش‎ (jayš, “an army”), عَسْكَر‎ (ʿaskar, “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; ʾajnād	الْجُنُود‎‎; الْأَجْنَاد‎ al-junūd‎; al-ʾajnād	جُنُود‎‎; أَجْنَاد‎ junūd‎; ʾajnād
Nominative	جُنُودٌ‎‎; أَجْنَادٌ‎ junūdun‎; ʾajnādun	الْجُنُودُ‎‎; الْأَجْنَادُ‎ al-junūdu‎; al-ʾajnādu	جُنُودُ‎‎; أَجْنَادُ‎ junūdu‎; ʾajnādu
Accusative	جُنُودًا‎‎; أَجْنَادًا‎ junūdan‎; ʾajnādan	الْجُنُودَ‎‎; الْأَجْنَادَ‎ al-junūda‎; al-ʾajnāda	جُنُودَ‎‎; أَجْنَادَ‎ junūda‎; ʾajnāda
Genitive	جُنُودٍ‎‎; أَجْنَادٍ‎ junūdin‎; ʾajnādin	الْجُنُودِ‎‎; الْأَجْنَادِ‎ al-junūdi‎; al-ʾajnādi	جُنُودِ‎‎; أَجْنَادِ‎ junūdi‎; ʾajnādi

Noun

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

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 ʾajnād	الْأَجْنَاد‎ al-ʾajnād	أَجْنَاد‎ ʾajnād
Nominative	أَجْنَادٌ‎ ʾajnādun	الْأَجْنَادُ‎ al-ʾajnādu	أَجْنَادُ‎ ʾajnādu
Accusative	أَجْنَادًا‎ ʾajnādan	الْأَجْنَادَ‎ al-ʾajnāda	أَجْنَادَ‎ ʾajnāda
Genitive	أَجْنَادٍ‎ ʾajnādin	الْأَجْنَادِ‎ al-ʾajnādi	أَجْنَادِ‎ ʾajnādi

Derived terms

• تَجْنِيد‎ (tajnīd, “draft”)
• تَجَنُّد‎ (tajannud, “military service”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ن د‎

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَّدَ‎ (jannada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒan.nad/, [ˈʒan.nad], [ˈd͡ʒan.nad]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

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

1. to conscript, to recruit, to draft

Conjugation

Conjugation of جنّد (jannad)
		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 (bajanned)	بتجنّد (bitjanned)	بجنّد (bijanned)		منجنّد (minjanned)	بتجنّدو (bitjanndu)	بجنّدو (bijanndu)
	f		بتجنّدي (bitjanndi)	بتجنّد (bitjanned)
subjunctive	m	اجنّد (ajanned)	تجنّد (tjanned)	يجنّد (yjanned)		نجنّد (njanned)	تجنّدو (tjanndu)	يجنّدو (yjanndu)
	f		تجنّدي (tjanndi)	تجنّد (tjanned)
imperative	m		جنّد (janned)				جنّدو (janndu)
	f		جنّدي (janndi)