Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

اجهد

Root: جهد

Form: 4

Full Definition

اجهدIV , as trans.: see 1, in six places.
2 Also He made, or incited, another, to strive or labour or toil, to exert himself or his power or efforts or endeavours or ability, &c.; trans. of 1 in the first of the senses assigned to it above.
3 أُجْهِدَ He was thrown into a state of difficulty, distress, affliction, trouble, inconvenience, or fatigue.
4 اجهد مَالَهُ He consumed, or wasted, and dispersed, his property: or gave it away, and dispersed it, altogether, here and there.

def.2 As intrans., He strove, laboured, or exerted himself, in enmity, عَلَيْنَا against us.
2 He acted with energy, or with the utmost energy: so in the phrases سَارَ فَأَجْهَدَ He marched, or journeyed, and did so with energy, or with the utmost energy; and حَلَفَ بِٱللّٰهِ فَأَجْهَدَ He swore by God, and did so with energy, &c.: in which cases one should not say فَجَهَدَ.
3 He took the course prescribed by prudence, precaution, and sound judgment, فِى الأَمْرِ in the affair; syn. اِحْتَاطَ.
4 He became in a state of difficulty, embarrassment, distress, affliction, trouble, inconvenience, or fatigue.
5 It became mixed, or confused.

def.3 He entered upon land such as is termed جَهَاد: he went forth into the desert; and into the plain, or open country.
2 It rose up; rose into view; appeared. You say, اجهد لِىَ القَوْمُ The people, or company of men, came within my sight, or view; syn. أَشْرَفُوا. And اجهد فِيهِ الشَّيْبُ Hoariness appeared upon him, and became much: or became much, and spread: or became much, and was quick in its progress, and spread. And أَجْهَدَتْ لَهُ الأَرْضُ The land became open to him. And in like manner, اجهد له الطَّرِيقُ, and الحَقُّ, The road, and the truth, became open, apparent, and manifest, to him. And اجهد لَكَ الأَمْرُ The thing became, or has become, within thy power, or reach; and offered, or presented, itself to thee.


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