muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarجَهْدٌ
Core sense — he strove, exerted himself; he distressed, or wearied, him; he deprived milk of buttergenerated
1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe strove, laboured, or exerted himself in such a thing—فِى كَذَا
. He was diligent, or studious; he took pains, or extraordinary pains.
he exerted himself, or his power, in the affair—فِى الأَمْرِ
اجتهد has the same meaning, and so does جاهد, with respect to speech and actions.
he did his utmost in prosecuting the affair—جَهَدَ فِى الأَمْرِ
he exerted his power, or ability, unsparingly—اجتهد
he exerted his power, or ability, unsparingly—تجاهد
he exerted his power unsparingly in prosecuting the affair, so as to do his utmost—اجتهد فِى الأَمْرِ
do your utmost in this affair—اِجْهَدْ جَهَدَكَ فِى هذَا الأَمْرِ
With the muḍāriʿ and maṣdar given above.
But one does not say جُهْدَكَ.
he took pains, or put himself to trouble, to form a right judgment or opinion—اجتهد رَأْيَهُ
I exerted my judgment and my mind until I reached the utmost of my power—اِجْتَهَدْتُ رَأْيِى وَنَفْسِى حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ مَجْهُودِى
1.1.1he tried, proved, or examined him—جَهَدَبِهِ
عَنِ الخَيْرِ وَ غَيْرِهِ [respecting good qualities, etc.].
1.2it affected him severely; it distressed, troubled, or wearied him—جَهَدَهُ
.
Said of an affair, of a disease, and of a man.
Said of disease, of fatigue, and of love: it made him lean, it emaciated him.
He burdened him beyond his power, or imposed on him what was beyond his power; so too اجهدهُ.
And [as also اجهدهُ] he importuned him, harassed him, or plied him hard in asking or begging.
he was severely distressed, troubled, or wearied; or he was grieved, or made unhappy—جُهِدَ
drought befell them, and they consequently became severely distressed—أَصَابَهُمْ قُحُوطٌ مِنَ المَطَرِ فَجُهِدُوا جَهْدًا شَدِيدًا
they became afflicted with drought, barrenness, or dearth—جُهِدُوا
a man who imposes on himself a difficult or severe task, or who strains himself in carrying his weapons through weakness—رَجُلٌ يَجْهَدُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ سِلَاحَهُ مِنَ الضَّعْفِ
Said of a man.
Or with drought and dryness of the earth.
It here stands for يَجْهَدُ نَفْسَهُ.
he jaded, distressed, or wearied his beast—جَهَدَ دَابَّتَهُ
he jaded, distressed, or wearied his beast—اجهدها
The same as بَلَغَ جَهْدَهَا; or he tasked his beast beyond its power in journeying, or in respect of pace.
[I importuned him, or harassed him, to do such and such things]—أَجْهَدْتُهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا
1.2.1figurative · مجاز
Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above. He deprived milk entirely of its butter; or he churned it so that its butter was extracted and it became sweet and pleasant; or he mixed it with water; or he diluted it so that it was mostly water. It is used in the same way of broth.
1.2.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe lay with her—جَهَدَهَا
Or the same as دَفَعَهَا and حَفَزَهَا, which have a similar meaning.
1.2.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe desired the food eagerly; he longed for it—جَهَدَ الطَّعَامِ
اجهدهُ has the same meaning.
the food was eagerly desired, or longed for—جُهِدَ الطَّعَامُ
the food was eagerly desired, or longed for—أُجْهِدَ
1.2.4figurative · مجاز — inferredthis is herbage, or pasture, of which the cattle eat perseveringly—هٰذَا كَلَأٌ يَجْهَدُهُ المَالُ
He ate much of the food; he left nothing of it.
1.3it became hard, difficult, strait, or distressful—جَهِدَ
Said of a state of life.
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, (S, A, L, &c.,) aor. جَهَدَ , (K,) inf. n. جَهْدٌ , (TA,) He strove, laboured, or toiled; exerted himself or his power or efforts or endeavours or ability; employed himself vigorously, strenuously, laboriously, diligently, studiously, sedulously, earnestly, or with energy; was diligent, or studious; took pains, or extraordinary pains; (S, A, L, K;) فِى كَذَا in such a thing; (S;) or فِى الأَمْرِ in the affair; (A;) as also اجتهد ; (A, K;) and so جاهد , with respect to speech and actions: (L:) or جَهَدَ فِى الأَمْرِ , aor. and inf. n. as above, he did his utmost, or used his utmost power or efforts or endeavours or ability, in prosecuting the affair: (Msb:) and اجتهد and تجاهد he exerted unsparingly his power, or ability: (S, A, K:) or اجتهد فِى الأَمْرِ he exerted unsparingly his power, or ability, in the prosecution of the affair, so as to effect his utmost. (Msb.) You say also, اِجْهَدْ جَهَدَكَ فِى هذَا الأَمْرِ Do thine utmost in this affair: (Fr, S, K: *) but not جُهْدَكَ . (Fr, S.) And اجتهد رَأْيَهُ He took pains, or put himself to trouble or fatigue, to form a right judgment or opinion. (MA.) And اِجْتَهَدْتُ رَأْيِى وَنَفْسِى حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ مَجْهُودِى I exerted my judgment and my mind so that I attained the utmost of my power, or ability. (T, L.) جَهَدَبِهِ He tried, proved, or examined, him, (L, K,) عَنِ الخَيْرِ وَ غَيْرِهِ [respecting good qualities, &c.]. (L.) جَهَدَهُ , (Mgh, L, Msb,) aor. جَهَدَ , (Mgh, L,) inf. n. جَهْدٌ , (L, Msb,) It, (an affair, and a disease,) and he, (a man,) affected him severely; harassed, embarrassed, distressed, afflicted, troubled, inconvenienced, fatigued, or wearied, him: (Msb:) it (disease, L and K, and fatigue, and love, L) rendered him lean; emaciated him: (L, K:) he burdened him beyond his power; imposed upon him that which was beyond his power; as also اجهدهُ : (Mgh:) and, [as also اجهدهُ ,] he importuned him, harassed him, or plied him hard, in asking, begging, or petitioning. (A.) [Hence,] جُهِدَ , said of a man, He was severely affected, harassed, embarrassed, distressed, afflicted, troubled, inconvenienced, fatigued, or wearied: (S, L:) or was grieved, or made sorry or unhappy. (L.) And أَصَابَهُمْ قُحُوطٌ مِنَ المَطَرِ فَجُهِدُوا جَهْدًا شَدِيدًا Drought befell them, and they consequently became severely distressed. (S.) And جُهِدُوا They were, or became, afflicted with drought, barrenness, or dearth; or with drought, and dryness of the earth. (L.) And رَجُلٌ يَجْهَدُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ سِلَاحَهُ مِنَ الضَّعْفِ , for يَجْهَدُ نَفْسَهُ , A man who imposes upon himself a difficulty, or trouble, or fatigue, or a difficult or severe task, or who strains, or strains himself, in the carrying of his weapons, or arms, by reason of weakness. (Mgh.) And جَهَدَ دَابَّتَهُ and اجهدها He jaded, harassed, distressed, fatigued, or wearied, his beast; i. q. بَلَغَ جَهْدَهَا : (K:) or he tasked, or plied, his beast beyond his power in journeying, or marching, or in respect of pace. (S, Msb.) And أَجْهَدْتُهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا [I importuned him, or harassed him, to do such and such things]. (L.) Also, (S, Msb,) aor. as above, (A,) and so the inf. n., (Msb,) He deprived it (namely, milk,) of its butter, (S, A, K,) entirely: (S, K:) or churned it so as to extract its butter and render it sweet and pleasant: or mixed it with water: (Msb:) or diluted it so that it consisted for the most part of water: and in like manner it is used in relation to broth. (A.) Hence, (Msb,) جَهَدَهَا He lay with her; or compressed her: (L, Msb, from a trad.:) or i. q. دَفَعَهَا , and حَفَزَهَا [which has a similar meaning]. (L.) جَهَدَ الطَّعَامِ He desired the food eagerly; longed for it; (S, K;) as also اجهدهُ . (K.) And جُهِدَ الطَّعَامُ and أُجْهِدَ The food was eagerly desired, or longed for. (S.) Also He ate much of the food: (S, K:) he left nothing of it. (A.) You say also, هٰذَا كَلَأٌ يَجْهَدُهُ المَالُ This is herbage, or pasture, of which the cattle eat perseveringly. (AA, TA.) جَهِدَ It (a state of life) was, or became, hard, difficult, strait, or distressful. (S, K.)