The triliteral root hā jīm ʿayn (ه ج ع) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb yahjaʿu (يَهْجَعُ). 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.
Verb (form I) - to sleep
| (51:17:6) yahjaʿūna | sleep | كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
