جهود

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (yhwt' /⁠jahūd⁠/, Jew).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒo̞.ɦóːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒʊ.wóːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒu.wʊ́ːd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? jahūḏ, juhūḏ
Dari reading? johōd
Iranian reading? johud
Tajik reading? juhüd

Noun

جهود • (johud) (plural جهودان (johudân))

  1. (archaic) Jew
  2. (now offensive, ethnic slur) yid, kike

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Judeo-Tat: жугьур (çuhur)
    • Judeo-Tat: жугьури (çuhuri)
      • English: Juhuri, Juwuri, Juvuri
  • Azerbaijani: cuhud
  • Middle Armenian: ջհուտ (ǰhut), ջհուդ (ǰhud), ջֆուտ (ǰfut)
  • Hindustani
    • Hindi: जहूद (jahūd)
    • Urdu: جَہُود (jahūd)
  • Kipchak: ǵuhut
  • Ottoman Turkish: چفوت (çıfut), چفود (çıfud)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ǰahūd”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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