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الوءج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily describes intense hunger and the state of being starved. It conveys a severe and extreme level of deprivation related to food.

Derived headwords

الوأجnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense hungerclassical

    Extreme and severe hunger, a state of intense starvation.

Parallel reading

الوأج: الجوع الشديد.
Al-wa'aj: Intense hunger.