جَحَدَ (jaḥada)to deny

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

Conjugation: جَحَدَ يَجْحَدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
جَحَدَ jaḥadaيَجْحَدُ yajḥaduاِجْحَدْ aijḥadجُحُود juḥūd

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to deny

    • جَحَدَ الفَضْلَ.He denied the favor.
    • جَحَدَ المُتَّهَمُ كُلَّ التُّهَمِ المُوَجَّهَةِ إِلَيْهِ.The accused denied all the charges against him.
    • لِمَاذَا جَحَدَ صَدِيقُكَ مَا قُلْتَهُ أَمَامَ الجَمِيعِ؟Why did your friend deny what you said in front of everyone?
  2. 2. to deny (negate)

    • جَحَدَ المُتَّهَمُ كُلَّ التُّهَمِ.The accused denied all the charges.
    • جَحَدَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ بِأَنَّهَا غَشَّتْ فِي الاِمْتِحَانِ.The female student denied that she had cheated on the exam.
    • لِمَاذَا تَجْحَدُ بِفَضْلِ وَالِدَيْكَ عَلَيْكَ؟Why do you deny your parents' favor upon you?
  3. 3. to deny, to disavow

    • جَحَدَ الرَّجُلُ الْحَقِيقَةَ.The man denied the truth.
    • لَا تَجْحَدْ فَضْلَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ.Do not deny the favor of those who have been good to you.
    • هَلْ جَحَدَ الشَّاهِدُ شَهَادَتَهُ أَمْ أَدْلَى بِهَا بِصِدْقٍ؟Did the witness deny his testimony or give it truthfully?
  4. 4. to reject

    • جَحَدَ الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ التُّهَمَ الْمُوَجَّهَةَ إِلَيْهِ.The defendant rejected the accusations directed at him.
    • جَحَدَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مَسْؤُولِيَّتَهَا عَنِ الْخَسَائِرِ.The company rejected its responsibility for the losses.
    • جَحَدَ الْعَامِلُ وُجُودَ أَيِّ خَطَأٍ فِي عَمَلِهِ.The worker rejected the existence of any error in his work.

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