الجوع
Root entry · 18 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the state of hunger, its opposite (satiety), and the experience of intense craving or thirst. It also extends to metaphorical uses related to need, desperation, and even specific historical or colloquial references.
Derived headwords
- 1.hungerboth
The state of being hungry; the opposite of satiety.
- 1.to be hungryboth
To experience the sensation of hunger.
- 1.hunger (masdar)both
The verbal noun for the act or state of being hungry.
- 1.famineboth
A widespread scarcity of food, causing starvation.
- 1.hungry (male)both
Describing a male person or thing that is experiencing hunger.
- 1.hungry (male, emphatic)both
An alternative, often more emphatic, form for a hungry male.
- 1.hungry (female)both
Describing a female person or thing that is experiencing hunger.
- 1.hungry (plural/collective)both
A collective or plural form for those who are hungry.
- 1.the hungry (plural)both
The plural form referring to a group of hungry people.
- 1.to make hungryboth
To cause someone or something to become hungry.
- 1.to thirst forclassical
To be thirsty for something; to intensely desire or long for it.
- 2.to craveclassical
To have a strong desire or longing for something.
- 1.slender-waistedclassical
Describing a woman with a thin or narrow waist, implying a lack of sustenance.
- 1.year of famineboth
A year characterized by widespread hunger and scarcity of food.
- 1.year of famineclassical
An alternative term for a year of famine or scarcity.
- 1.famines (plural)both
The plural form of 'majā'ah', referring to multiple instances of famine.
- 1.to starveboth
To force someone into a state of hunger or starvation.
- 1.to feign hungerclassical
To intentionally act as if one is hungry, often for a specific purpose.
- 2.to deliberately starveclassical
To intentionally deprive oneself or others of food.
- 1.always hungryclassical
One who is perpetually seen in a state of hunger.