The triliteral root mīm jīm sīn (م ج س) occurs only once in the Quran, as the passive participle majūs (مَجُوس). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Passive participle
(22:17:8) wal-majūsa | and the Magians | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصَّابِئِينَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالْمَجُوسَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary