جعد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ع د‎ (j-ʕ-d).

Verb

جَعُدَ • (jaʕuda) I, non-past يَجْعُدُ‎‎ (yajʕudu)

  1. to be curly, to be crisp, to be twisted, to be wavy; to become curly, to become crisp, to become twisted, to become wavy

Conjugation

Adjective

جَعْد • (jaʕd) (masculine plural جِعَاد‎ (jiʕād))

  1. crispy, creasy, curly
  2. stingy, closefisted

Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جَعْد‎ (jaʕd).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaʔd/

Noun

جَعد • (ja'd)

  1. crisp, curly hair; ringlet; tress
    Synonyms: طُرّه‎ (torre), زُلف‎ (zolf)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 1”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      ‏به بویِ نافه‌ای کآخر صبا زان طره بگشاید
      ز تابِ جعدِ مشکینش چه خون افتاد در دل‌ها
      ‎
      ba bûy-i nâfa'i k-âxir sabâ z-ân turra bugšâyad
      zi tâb-i ja'd-i muškîn-aš či xûn uftâd dar dîl-hâ
      By the scent of the musk-pod that morning’s breeze shall open at last from that lock of hair,
      From the musk-black ringlet’s twist, what blood fell into [our] hearts!
      (romanization in Classical Persian)
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