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مجع

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of eating dates, often in combination with milk, and related concepts. It also extends to meanings of foolishness, ignorance, and immodesty, particularly in speech.

Derived headwords

مَجَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat dates with milkboth

    To eat dates mixed with milk, or to eat dates and then drink milk.

  2. 2.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or ignorantly.

المجعnoun
  1. 1.
    eating dates with milkboth

    The act of eating dates with milk.

  2. 2.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish or ignorant man.

التمجعnoun
  1. 1.
    eating dates with milkboth

    The act of eating dates with milk, especially by sipping milk and then taking a date.

تمجعverb
  1. 1.
    to eat dates with milkboth

    To eat dates with milk, often in a specific manner of sipping milk and taking a date.

  2. 2.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or ignorantly.

المجيعnoun
  1. 1.
    dates mixed with milkboth

    A type of food made from dates mixed with milk.

  2. 2.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish or ignorant person.

المجاعةnoun
  1. 1.
    leftovers of مجيعclassical

    The remnants or leftovers of the food called 'al-majīʿ'.

  2. 2.
    immodesty in speechclassical

    The act of speaking immodestly or explicitly about sexual matters.

  3. 3.
    foolishnessclassical

    Foolishness or ignorance.

مجاعadjective
  1. 1.
    loves مجيعclassical

    One who loves to eat 'al-majīʿ' (dates mixed with milk).

  2. 2.
    much تمجعclassical

    One who frequently engages in 'tamajjuʿ' (eating dates with milk).

مجاعةadjective
  1. 1.
    loves مجيعclassical

    One who loves to eat 'al-majīʿ'.

  2. 2.
    much تمجعclassical

    One who frequently engages in 'tamajjuʿ'.

  3. 3.
    immodest speechclassical

    Characterized by immodest or explicit speech.

تماجعverb
  1. 1.
    to act foolishlyclassical

    To behave foolishly or ignorantly towards one another.

  2. 2.
    to jokeclassical

    To engage in jesting or playful banter.

تماجنverb
  1. 1.
    to act foolishlyclassical

    To behave foolishly or ignorantly.

مجعnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish or ignorant man.

  2. 2.
    jokerclassical

    One who jokes or is playful.

المجعnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish man who remains seated and does not move much.

  2. 2.
    lewd personclassical

    A man who engages in lewd talk or consorting with women.

المجعةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A foolish woman who remains seated and does not move much.

  2. 2.
    immodest womanclassical

    A woman who speaks immodestly or lewdly.

مجاعةnoun
  1. 1.
    immodesty in speechclassical

    Explicit or immodest speech, particularly regarding sexual matters.

مجعةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish person, male or female.

  2. 2.
    immodest speakerclassical

    A woman who speaks lewdly or immodestly.

مجاعname
  1. 1.
    Majāʿ

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

أكل التمر اليابس.
Eating dry dates.
أكل التمر باللبن معا
Eating dates with milk together.
هو أن يأكل التمر ويشرب عليه اللبن.
It is to eat dates and drink milk over them.
هو لا يزال يتمجع
He is still eating dates with milk.
وهو أن يحسو حسوة من اللبن ويلقم عليها تمرة
It is to sip a mouthful of milk and then take a date with it.
وذلك المجيع عند العرب
And that is 'al-majīʿ' among the Arabs.
وربما ألقي التمر في اللبن حتى يتشربه فيؤكل التمر وتبقى المجاعة.
And sometimes dates are thrown into milk until they absorb it, so the dates are eaten and the leftovers remain.
دخلت على رجل وهو يتمجع من ذلك
I entered upon a man and he was eating dates with milk from that.
المجيع التمر يعجن باللبن وهو ضرب من الطعام
'Al-majīʿ' is dates kneaded with milk, and it is a type of food.
وشاتي، إذا اشتهينا مجيعا كأنه قال: وشاتي للمجيع إذا اشتهيناه.
And my sheep, when we desire 'majīʿ', as if he said: and my sheep are for 'majīʿ' when we desire it.
والمجاعة: فضالة المجيع.
And 'al-majāʿah': the leftovers of 'al-majīʿ'.
ورجل مجاع ومجاعة ومجاعة إذا كان يحب المجيع، وهو كثير التمجع.
And a man is 'majāʿ' and 'majāʿah' and 'majāʿah' if he loves 'al-majīʿ', and he is one who frequently engages in 'tamajjuʿ'.
وتماجع الرجلان: تماجنا وترافثا.
And the two men 'tamājaʿā': they acted foolishly and jested with each other.
ومجع الرجل، بالكسر، يمجع مجاعة إذا تماجن.
And a man 'majāʿa', with kasra, 'yamjāʿu majāʿatan' if he acts foolishly.
الرجل الأحمق الذي إذا جلس لم يكد يبرح مكانه
The foolish man who, when he sits, hardly leaves his place.
إياي وكلام المجعة
Beware of me and the talk of the foolish woman.
ويروى إياي وكلام المجاعة أي التصريح بالرفث.
And it is narrated: Beware of me and the talk of 'al-majāʿah', meaning the explicit mention of obscenity.
يقال: في نساء بني فلان مجاعة أي يصرحن بالرفث الذي يكنى عنه
It is said: Among the women of so-and-so's tribe is 'majāʿah', meaning they speak explicitly of what is alluded to.
وامرأة مجعة: قليلة الحياء
And a woman is 'majʿah': lacking in modesty.
والمجعة: المتكلمة بالفحش
And 'al-majʿah': the one who speaks obscenely.
والمجع والمجع: الداعر، وهو مجع نساء يجالسهن ويتحدث إليهن.
And 'al-majʿ' and 'al-majʿ': the lewd one, and he is a man who sits with women and talks to them.