جهاز

See also: جہاز‎, چهار‎, and جهار‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ه ز‎ (j-h-z).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

جِهَاز or جَهَاز • (jihāz or jahāz) m (plural أَجْهِزَة‎ (ʔajhiza))

  1. equipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rig
  2. implement, utensil, appliance, contrivance, gadget
  3. installation, apparatus
  4. (plural) system, apparatus

Declension

Descendants

  • → Kazakh: жиһаз (jihaz)
  • → Pashto: جهاز‎ (jahâz)
  • → Persian: جهاز‎ (jahâz) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Portuguese: jaez
  • → Spanish: jaez
  • → Swahili: jahazi
  • → Turkish: cihaz
  • → Uzbek: jihoz

See also

References

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

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز‎ (jahāz).

Noun

جهاز • (jahâz) m

  1. (obsolete, rare) ship
    Synonym: بېړۍ‎ (beṛëy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز‎ (jahāz).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈhɔz/

Noun

جهاز • (jahâz)

  1. ship

Descendants

Hindustani:

Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian جهاز‎ (jahâz), from Arabic جَهَاز‎ (jahāz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟaɦɑːzʊ]

Noun

جهاز (jahāzu) m (Devanagari जहाज़ु)

  1. ship.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ه ز‎

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَاز‎ (jihāz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.haːz/, [ʒɪˈhæːz]
  • IPA(key): /ʒhaːz/, [ʒhæːz]
  • (file)

Noun

جهاز • (jihāz, jhāz) m (plural أجهزة‎ (ʔajhize))

  1. appliance, device
    ‏جهاز التلفزيون‎‎ ― jihāz it-talfizyōn ― television set
    ‏جهاز توقيت‎‎ ― jihāz tawqīt ― timer, time switch
    Synonym: آلة‎ (ʔāle)
  2. system, apparatus
    ‏الجهاز الدموي‎‎ ― il-jihāz id-damawi ― the bloodstream, the circulatury system
    ‏الجهاز الحكومي‎‎ ― il-jihāz il-ḥukūmi ― the apparatus of the government
  3. equipment, gear
    ‏جهاز العروس‎‎ ― jihāz il-ʕarūs ― trousseau
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