The triliteral root nūn ʿayn jīm (ن ع ج) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun naʿjat (نَعْجَة). 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
(38:23:7) naʿjatan | ewe(s) | إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً |
(38:23:9) naʿjatun | ewe | وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي الْخِطَابِ |
(38:24:5) naʿjatika | your ewe | لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ |
(38:24:7) niʿājihi | his ewes | إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْخُلَطَاءِ لَيَبْغِي بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary