The triliteral root jīm wāw ʿayn (ج و ع) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb tajūʿa (تَجُوعَ)
- four times as the noun jūʿ (جُوع)
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.
Verb (form I) - to be hungry
| (20:118:4) tajūʿa | you will be hungry | إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَىٰ |
Noun
| (2:155:5) wal-jūʿi | and [the] hunger | وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ |
| (16:112:20) l-jūʿi | (of) the hunger | فَأَذَاقَهَا اللَّهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ |
| (88:7:6) jūʿin | hunger | لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ |
| (106:4:4) jūʿin | (against) hunger | الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُمْ مِنْ جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُمْ مِنْ خَوْفٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
