Jahid (
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
: جاهِد ''jāhid'') is an Arabic name from the word which means "effort, strive" or "
endeavour
Endeavour or endeavor may refer to:
People
Fictional characters
* Endeavour Morse, central character of the ''Inspector Morse'' novels by Colin Dexter
* Endeavor, the hero name for the character Enji Todoroki from the anime series ''My Hero A ...
" and stems from the Arabic verb ''jahada'' (
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
: َجَهَد) "to do effort to get something be laborious; be perseverant; be sedulous; be serious". Notable people with this name include:
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Jahid Ali, Pakistani cricketer
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Jahid Ahmed
Jahid Sheikh Ahmed ( bn, জাহিদ শেখ আহমেদ; born 20 February 1986) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Personal life
Ahmed ...
, English cricketer
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Jahid Jahim, Malaysian politician
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Jahid Javed
Jahid Javed (born 1 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Rangpur Division in the 2013–14 National Cricket League on 30 January 2014. He made his List A debut for Agrani Bank Cricket Club in the 2017–1 ...
, Bangladeshi cricketer
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Jahid Mohseni, Tajik businessman
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Jahid Nirob
Jahid Nirob (জাহিদ নিরব) born 21 October 1994 is a Bangladeshi singer and music composer best known as the member of the rock band Chirkutt. Nirob began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show, Nescaf ...
, Bangladeshi singer and composer
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Raid Jahid Fahmi
Raid Jahid Fahmi ( ar, رائد جاهد فهمي ; born 1950) is an Iraqi politician and economist who served as Iraq's Minister of Science and Technology in the government of Nouri al-Maliki, from 2006 to 2010.
Biography
He is of Arab origin b ...
, Iraqi politician and economist
See also
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Jaahid Ali
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names