ماعون
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew מָעֹון (māʿṓn, “shelter, refuge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مَاعُون • (māʕūn) m (collective, plural مَوَاعِين (mawāʕīn))
- aid, kindness
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 107:4-7:
- فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
- fawaylun li-l-muṣallīna allaḏīna hum ʕan ṣalātihim sāhūna allaḏīna hum yurāʔūna wa-yamnaʕūna al-māʕūna
- Ah, woe unto worshippers. Who are heedless of their prayer; Who would be seen (at worship) Yet refuse small kindnesses!
- utensil, implement, instrument
- particularly, a vessel, a pot, a receptacle used in the household
- ream, stack, batch, rack (particularly of paper)
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَاعُون (māʕūn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَاعُون māʕūn |
الْمَاعُون al-māʕūn |
مَاعُون māʕūn |
| Nominative | مَاعُونٌ māʕūnun |
الْمَاعُونُ al-māʕūnu |
مَاعُونُ māʕūnu |
| Accusative | مَاعُونًا māʕūnan |
الْمَاعُونَ al-māʕūna |
مَاعُونَ māʕūna |
| Genitive | مَاعُونٍ māʕūnin |
الْمَاعُونِ al-māʕūni |
مَاعُونِ māʕūni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَاعُونَيْن māʕūnayn |
الْمَاعُونَيْن al-māʕūnayn |
مَاعُونَيْ māʕūnay |
| Nominative | مَاعُونَانِ māʕūnāni |
الْمَاعُونَانِ al-māʕūnāni |
مَاعُونَا māʕūnā |
| Accusative | مَاعُونَيْنِ māʕūnayni |
الْمَاعُونَيْنِ al-māʕūnayni |
مَاعُونَيْ māʕūnay |
| Genitive | مَاعُونَيْنِ māʕūnayni |
الْمَاعُونَيْنِ al-māʕūnayni |
مَاعُونَيْ māʕūnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَوَاعِين mawāʕīn |
الْمَوَاعِين al-mawāʕīn |
مَوَاعِين mawāʕīn |
| Nominative | مَوَاعِينُ mawāʕīnu |
الْمَوَاعِينُ al-mawāʕīnu |
مَوَاعِينُ mawāʕīnu |
| Accusative | مَوَاعِينَ mawāʕīna |
الْمَوَاعِينَ al-mawāʕīna |
مَوَاعِينَ mawāʕīna |
| Genitive | مَوَاعِينَ mawāʕīna |
الْمَوَاعِينِ al-mawāʕīni |
مَوَاعِينِ mawāʕīni |
Derived terms edit
- سُورَة الْمَاعُون (sūrat l-māʕūn)
- مَاعُونَة (māʕūna)
References edit
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- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 256
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