The triliteral root lām jīm hamza (ل ج أ) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun malja (مَّلْجَإ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (9:57:3) malja-an | a refuge | لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَأً أَوْ مَغَارَاتٍ أَوْ مُدَّخَلًا لَوَلَّوْا إِلَيْهِ |
| (9:118:18) malja-a | refuge | وَظَنُّوا أَنْ لَا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ |
| (42:47:16) malja-in | refuge | مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ مَلْجَإٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ نَكِيرٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
