Arabic - English Dictionary جاعَ يَجوع، جُعْ، جَوْعًا، فهو جائع وجَوْعانُ/ جَوْعانٌ
Root: ج و عSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
جاع الرَّجُلُ
خلت معدتُه من الطَّعام، عكسه شَبِع
🇬🇧 Translation:
His stomach was empty of food, antonym is shabi' (satiated)
يُضرب في صيانة النَّفس عن خسيس مكاسب الأموال.
🇬🇧 Translation:
A proverb cited regarding guarding oneself against base or ignoble financial earnings.
Example / Citation:
- " طوى نهاره جوعان
- لا يشعر الشبعان بما يقاسيه الجائع
- نَحْنُ قَومٌ لَا نَأْكُلُ حَتّى نَجُوعَ وَإِذَا أَكَلْنَا لَا نَشْبَعُ [حديث]
- {إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَاّ تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَى} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- "He spent his day hungry
- The full person does not feel what the hungry person suffers
- We are a people who do not eat until we are hungry, and when we eat we do not overeat [Hadith]
- {Indeed, it is [promised] for you that you will not be hungry therein or unclad}"