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مدج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of sea fish, possibly of foreign origin. It also appears in a proper noun referring to a valley mentioned in historical accounts.

Derived headwords

مَدْجnoun
  1. 1.
    sea fishclassical

    A type of sea fish. It is suggested that the word might be a loanword.

مَدْجnoun
  1. 1.
    fish nameclassical

    A name for a type of fish, described as 'mutawar'.

مَدْجَجname
  1. 1.
    valley nameclassical

    A valley located between Mecca and Medina, mentioned in the context of the Hijra (migration).

Parallel reading

مَدَج سمكة بحرية
Madaj is a sea fish.
وأحسبه معربا
And I think it is a loanword.
يغني أبا ذروة عن حانوتها، ... عن مدج السوق وأنزروتها
It suffices Abu Dhirwah from its shop, ... from the madaj of the market and its anzaruutha.
مدج سمك اسمه متور
Madaj is a fish whose name is Mutawar.
وفي الحديث ذكر مدجج، هو بضم الميم وتشديد الجيم المكسورة، واد بين مكة والمدينة له ذكر في حديث الهجرة.
And in the Hadith, Madjaj is mentioned, which is with a damma on the mim and a shadda on the kasra'd jim, a valley between Mecca and Medina that is mentioned in the Hadith of the Hijra.