لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the Quran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laː jus.mi.nu wa.laː juɣ.niː min d͡ʒuː.ʕin/

Adjective

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لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ (lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʕin)

  1. (idiomatic) useless, unsatisfying
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see لا,‎ يسمن,‎ ولا,‎ يغني,‎ من,‎ جوع.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:6-7:
      لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ / لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ
      laysa lahum ṭaʕāmun ʔillā min ḍarīʕin / lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʕin
      No food is for them, only from a moisture-less thistle / Not causing nourishment, nor causing satisfaction from hunger.