Arabic

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Root
ج و ع (j w ʕ)
4 terms

Etymology

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From جَوْع (jawʕ, hunger) + ـَان (-ān).

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Adjective

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جَوْعَان (jawʕān) (feminine جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جَوْعَانَة (jawʕāna), masculine plural جِيَاع (jiyāʕ) or جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جُوَّع (juwwaʕ) or جَوْعَانُون (jawʕānūn), feminine plural جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جَوْعَانَات (jawʕānāt) or جُوَّع (juwwaʕ) or جِيَاع (jiyāʕ))

  1. hungry

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ج و ع
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic جَوْعَان (jawʕān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb جاع (jāʕ, to be hungry, to starve).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒuː.ʕaːn/, [ʒuˈʕæːn], [d͡ʒuˈʕæːn]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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جوعان (jūʕān) (feminine جوعانة (jūʕāne), common plural جوعانين (jūʕānīn))

  1. hungry
    Antonym: شبعان (šabʕān, full, satisfied)

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