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 التلفزيونjihāz it-talfizyōntelevision set
    جهاز توقيتjihāz tawqīttimer, time switch
    Synonym: آلة (ʔāle)
  2. system, apparatus
    الجهاز الدمويil-jihāz id-damawithe bloodstream, the circulatury system
    الجهاز الحكوميil-jihāz il-ḥukūmithe apparatus of the government
  3. equipment, gear
    جهاز العروسjihāz il-ʕarūstrousseau
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