Arabic

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Root
ف ج ر (f j r)
8 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of the verb فَجَرَ (fajara).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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فَاجِر (fājir) (feminine فَاجِرَة (fājira), masculine plural فَاجِرُون (fājirūn) or فَجَرَة (fajara) or فُجَّار (fujjār), feminine plural فَاجِرَات (fājirāt) or فَوَاجِر (fawājir))

  1. active participle of فَجَرَ (fajara)
    1. wicked, sinful, ungodly
      Antonyms: بَرّ (barr), بَارّ (bārr), تَقِيّ (taqiyy), مُتَّقٍ (muttaqin)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 82:13-14:
        إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ / وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
        ʔinna l-ʔabrāra lafī naʕīmin / waʔinna al-fujjāra lafī jaḥīmin
        Indeed the pious will be in bliss, and lo, the wicked will be in the fire of hell.

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