The triliteral root zāy jīm jīm (ز ج ج) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun zujājat (زُجَاجَة). 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
(24:35:12) zujājatin | a glass | مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ |
(24:35:13) l-zujājatu | the glass | الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary