جندي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of جُنْد‎ (jund) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒun.dijj/

Noun

جُنْدِيّ • (jundiyy) m, plural جُنُود‎ (junūd), feminine جُنْدِيَّة‎ (jundiyya)

  1. soldier
    Synonym: عَسْكَرِيّ‎ m (ʕaskariyy)
  2. (chess) pawn

Declension
Declension of noun جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُنْدِي
jundī		 الْجُنْدِي‎
al-jundī		 جُنْدِي
jundī
Nominative جُنْدِيٌّ
jundiyyun		 الْجُنْدِيُّ‎
al-jundiyyu		 جُنْدِيُّ
jundiyyu
Accusative جُنْدِيًّا‎
jundiyyan		 الْجُنْدِيَّ‎
al-jundiyya		 جُنْدِيَّ
jundiyya
Genitive جُنْدِيٍّ
jundiyyin		 الْجُنْدِيِّ‎
al-jundiyyi		 جُنْدِيِّ
jundiyyi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُنْدِيَّيْن‎
jundiyyayn		 الْجُنْدِيَّيْن‎
al-jundiyyayn		 جُنْدِيَّيْ‎
jundiyyay
Nominative جُنْدِيَّانِ‎
jundiyyāni		 الْجُنْدِيَّانِ‎
al-jundiyyāni		 جُنْدِيَّا‎
jundiyyā
Accusative جُنْدِيَّيْنِ‎
jundiyyayni		 الْجُنْدِيَّيْنِ‎
al-jundiyyayni		 جُنْدِيَّيْ‎
jundiyyay
Genitive جُنْدِيَّيْنِ‎
jundiyyayni		 الْجُنْدِيَّيْنِ‎
al-jundiyyayni		 جُنْدِيَّيْ‎
jundiyyay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُنُود‎
junūd		 الْجُنُود‎
al-junūd		 جُنُود‎
junūd
Nominative جُنُودٌ‎
junūdun		 الْجُنُودُ‎
al-junūdu		 جُنُودُ‎
junūdu
Accusative جُنُودًا‎
junūdan		 الْجُنُودَ‎
al-junūda		 جُنُودَ‎
junūda
Genitive جُنُودٍ‎
junūdin		 الْجُنُودِ‎
al-junūdi		 جُنُودِ‎
junūdi

See also
Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
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شَاه‎ (šāh) وَزِير‎ (wazīr) رُخّ‎ (ruḵḵ) فِيل‎ (fīl) حِصَان‎ (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق‎ (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “جند”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُنْدِيّ‎ (jundiyy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒun.di/, [ˈʒʊn.di]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

جندي • (jundi) m (plural جنود‎ (jnūd), feminine جندية‎ (jundiyye))

  1. soldier
  2. (chess) pawn

See also
Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج‎ (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text)
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ملك‎ (malik) ملكة‎ (malike) قلعة‎ (ʔalʕa) وزير‎ (wazīr) حصان‎ (ḥsān) جندي (jundi)
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