The triliteral root ḍād jīm ʿayn (ض ج ع) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun maḍājiʿ (مَضَاجِع). 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
| (3:154:62) maḍājiʿihim | their places of death | قُلْ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لَبَرَزَ الَّذِينَ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَتْلُ إِلَىٰ مَضَاجِعِهِمْ |
| (4:34:28) l-maḍājiʿi | the bed | فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ |
| (32:16:4) l-maḍājiʿi | (their) beds | تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
