جوع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of hunger, its opposite, and related concepts. It covers the act of being hungry, causing hunger, and the condition of famine, as well as specific instances and collective terms for hungry people.

Derived headwords

الجوعnoun

1.
The opposite of satiety.both
The opposite of satiety.

جاعverb

1.
He became hungry, hunger and also famine with fatḥa.both
He became hungry, hunger and also famine with fatḥa.

يجوعverb

1.
To be hungryboth
Present tense of the verb 'to be hungry'.

جوعاnoun

1.
Hungerboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of 'to be hungry', signifying the act or state of hunger.

مجاعةnoun

1.
A year of famine, with the 'ج' having sukoon.both
A year of famine, with the 'ج' having sukoon.

الجوعةnoun

1.
One instance (of hunger).both
One instance (of hunger).

جياعnoun

1.
Hungry people.both
Hungry people.

جوعnoun

1.
Hungry people, like 'سكر'.both
Hungry people, like 'سكر'.

عام مجاعةnoun

1.
Year of famineboth
A year characterized by widespread hunger and lack of food.

مجوعةnoun

1.
Famineclassical
A variant form of 'مجاعة', referring to a period of severe food shortage.

أجاعهverb

1.
He made him hungry, and 'جوعه' has the same meaning.both
He made him hungry, and 'جوعه' has the same meaning.

جوعهverb

1.
It has the same meaning as 'أجاعه'.both
It has the same meaning as 'أجاعه'.

تجوعverb

1.
He intentionally went hungry.both
He intentionally went hungry.

مستجيعadjective

1.
Constantly hungryclassical
Describing someone who always appears to be hungry.

ربيعة الجوعname

1.
Rabīʿa al-Juʿclassical
A kunya (patronymic or epithet) for Rabīʿa ibn Mālik ibn Zayd Manāt ibn Tamīm, a progenitor of a tribe.

Parallel reading

الجوع: نقيض الشبع.

Hunger: the opposite of satiety.

وقد جاع يجوع جوعا ومجاعة.

And he was hungry, he becomes hungry, experiencing hunger and famine.

والجوعة: المرة الواحدة.

And al-juʿah: the single instance (of hunger).

وقوم جياع وجوع.

And a people who are hungry, and hungry people.

وعام مجاعة ومجوعة بتسكين الجيم.

And a year of famine, and a year of famine (with a sukun on the jim).

وأجاعه وجوعه.

And He made him hungry, and He made him hungry.

وفى المثل: " أجع كلبك يتبعك ".

And in the proverb: 'Make your dog hungry, it will follow you.'

وتجوع، أي تعمد الجوع.

And he intentionally starves, meaning he deliberately chooses hunger.

ورجل مستجيع: لا تراه أبدا إلا أنه جائع.

And a man who is constantly hungry: you never see him except that he is hungry.

وربيعة الجوع: أبو حى من تميم، وهو ربيعة بن مالك بن زيد مناة بن تميم.

And Rabīʿa al-Juʿ: the father of a clan from Tamīm, and he is Rabīʿa ibn Mālik ibn Zayd Manāt ibn Tamīm.