Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جود
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root جود across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root جود (jwd) primarily means to be good, excellent, or of high quality. It also signifies generosity, liberality, and giving freely, even to the point of giving one's life.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-w-d
Listen: ٱلْجِيَادُ 38:31
Root letters: ج — و — د

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root جود as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root جود appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:44 Noun
وَقِیلَ یَـٰۤأَرۡضُ ٱبۡلَعِی مَاۤءَكِ وَیَـٰسَمَاۤءُ أَقۡلِعِی وَغِیضَ ٱلۡمَاۤءُ وَقُضِیَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ وَٱسۡتَوَتۡ عَلَى ٱلۡجُودِیِّۖ وَقِیلَ بُعۡدࣰا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ship came to rest on the [mountain of] Judiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."
The Letter Sad 38:31 Noun
إِذۡ عُرِضَ عَلَیۡهِ بِٱلۡعَشِیِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلۡجِیَادُ ۝٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْجِيَادُ ljiyaādu Noun
ٱلْجُودِىِّ ljuwdiāi Noun