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المنجنون

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of water-lifting device, specifically a wheel or pulley system. It also extends to encompass the concept of time or fate, often personified as a relentless force.

Derived headwords

المِنْجَنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Water wheelboth

    A large wheel used for lifting water, often from a well or river, for irrigation or other purposes.

  2. 2.
    Pulley systemclassical

    A mechanism involving pulleys used for lifting or moving heavy objects, or in this context, for drawing water.

المِنْجَنِينnoun
  1. 1.
    Timeclassical

    The passage of time, often with a connotation of its relentless and sometimes destructive nature.

  2. 2.
    Fateclassical

    Destiny or fortune, particularly when viewed as an uncontrollable force that shapes events.

Parallel reading

الدولاب يستقى عليه
The wheel on which water is drawn.
أو المحالة يسنى عليها
Or the pulley system on which water is drawn.
والدهر
And time.
كالمنجنين في الكل
Like the pulley systems in all things.
ج: مناجين
Plural: manajin.