جَاهَدَ (jaāhada)to strive

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

Conjugation: جَاهَدَ يُجَاهِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
جَاهَدَ jaāhadaيُجَاهِدُ yujaāhiduجَاهِدْ jaāhidمُجَاهَدَةٌ mujaāhadaaun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to strive

    • جَاهَدَ الطَّالِبُ لِيَنْجَحَ فِي امْتِحَانِهِ.The student strove to succeed in his exam.
    • جَاهَدَ الرِّيَاضِيُّونَ لِتَحْقِيقِ أَرْقَامٍ قِيَاسِيَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.The athletes strove to achieve new record numbers.
    • أَلَمْ تُجَاهِدْ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِكَ؟Did you not strive for your rights?
  2. 2. to struggle

    • جَاهَدَ الطَّالِبُ لِيَنْجَحَ فِي امْتِحَانِهِ.The student strove to succeed in his exam.
    • جَاهَدَ الرِّيَاضِيُّونَ لِتَحْقِيقِ أَرْقَامٍ قِيَاسِيَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.The athletes strove to achieve new record numbers.
    • أَلَمْ تُجَاهِدْ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِكَ؟Did you not strive for your rights?
  3. 3. to strive against

    • جَاهَدَ الرَّجُلُ ضِدَّ الظُّلْمِ.The man strove against injustice.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُجَاهِدَ ضِدَّ الشَّهَوَاتِ لِنَحْيَا حَيَاةً فَاضِلَةً.We must strive against desires to live a virtuous life.
    • أَلَمْ تُجَاهِدْ ضِدَّ هَذِهِ الأَفْكَارِ السَّلْبِيَّةِ طَوِيلًا؟Haven't you striven against these negative thoughts for a long time?

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