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)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.