اِجْتَهَدَ (aijtahada)to strive

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اِجْتَهَدَ (aijtahada) — “to strive”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: اِجْتَهَدَ يَجْتَهِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِجْتَهَدَ aijtahadaيَجْتَهِدُ yajtahiduاِجْتَهِدْ aijtahidاِجْتِهَاد aijtihaād

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to strive

    • اِجْتَهَدَ الطَّالِبُ فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ.The student strove in his studies.
    • يَجْتَهِدُ الفَلَّاحُ لِيُحَقِّقَ مَحْصُولًا وَفِيرًا.The farmer strives to achieve an abundant harvest.
    • أَلَمْ يَجْتَهِدِ الفَرِيقُ لِفَوْزِهِ فِي المُبَارَاةِ؟Did the team not strive for its victory in the match?
  2. 2. to exert effort

    • اِجْتَهَدَ الطَّالِبُ.The student exerted effort.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَجْتَهِدَ لِنَحْقِقَ أَهْدَافَنَا.We must exert effort to achieve our goals.
    • لَمْ يَجْتَهِدْ فِي عَمَلِهِ الْأَخِيرِ.He did not exert effort in his last job.
  3. 3. to strive, to exert effort

    • اِجْتَهَدَ الطَّالِبُ فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ لِيَنْجَحَ.The student strove in his studies to succeed.
    • يَجْتَهِدُ الْعَامِلُ فِي عَمَلِهِ لِيُحَقِّقَ أَفْضَلَ النَّتَائِجِ.The worker strives in his work to achieve the best results.
    • هَلْ اِجْتَهَدْتَ بِقَدْرِ كَافٍ لِتَحْقِيقِ هَدَفِكَ؟Did you strive enough to achieve your goal?
  4. 4. to strengthen

    • اجْتَهَدَ الْبِنَاءُ الْقَاعِدَةَ لِتَحَمُّلِ الثِّقْلِ.The builder strengthened the foundation to bear the weight.
    • اجْتَهَدَ الْعِلْمُ مَكَانَةَ الْأُمَّةِ بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.Knowledge strengthened the nation's position among the peoples.
  5. 5. to strive, work hard

    • اِجْتَهَدَ الطَّالِبُ فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ.The student strove in his studies.
    • اِجْتَهَدَ العُلَمَاءُ لِإِيجَادِ عِلَاجٍ لِلْمَرَضِ.The scientists strove to find a cure for the disease.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَجْتَهِدْ فِي عَمَلِكَ كَمَا يَجِبُ؟Why didn't you strive in your work as you should?
  6. 6. to swear an oath

    • اِجْتَهَدَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ.The man swore an oath by God to do good.
    • اِجْتَهَدَ فِي يَمِينِهِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ.He swore an oath that he did not lie.

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