مخمصة

Arabic

Root
خ م ص (ḵ-m-ṣ)

Noun

مَخْمَصَة • (maḵmaṣa) f (plural مَخَامِص (maḵāmiṣ))

1. (obsolete) extreme hunger

   Synonym: مَجَاعَة (majāʕa)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:3:

     فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِإِثْمٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

     famani ḍṭurra fī maḵmaṣatin ḡayra mutajānifin liʔiṯmin faʔinna l-laha ḡafūrun raḥīmun

     But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Declension

Declension of noun مَخْمَصَة (maḵmaṣa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخْمَصَة maḵmaṣa	الْمَخْمَصَة al-maḵmaṣa	مَخْمَصَة maḵmaṣat
Nominative	مَخْمَصَةٌ maḵmaṣatun	الْمَخْمَصَةُ al-maḵmaṣatu	مَخْمَصَةُ maḵmaṣatu
Accusative	مَخْمَصَةً maḵmaṣatan	الْمَخْمَصَةَ al-maḵmaṣata	مَخْمَصَةَ maḵmaṣata
Genitive	مَخْمَصَةٍ maḵmaṣatin	الْمَخْمَصَةِ al-maḵmaṣati	مَخْمَصَةِ maḵmaṣati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخْمَصَتَيْن maḵmaṣatayn	الْمَخْمَصَتَيْن al-maḵmaṣatayn	مَخْمَصَتَيْ maḵmaṣatay
Nominative	مَخْمَصَتَانِ maḵmaṣatāni	الْمَخْمَصَتَانِ al-maḵmaṣatāni	مَخْمَصَتَا maḵmaṣatā
Accusative	مَخْمَصَتَيْنِ maḵmaṣatayni	الْمَخْمَصَتَيْنِ al-maḵmaṣatayni	مَخْمَصَتَيْ maḵmaṣatay
Genitive	مَخْمَصَتَيْنِ maḵmaṣatayni	الْمَخْمَصَتَيْنِ al-maḵmaṣatayni	مَخْمَصَتَيْ maḵmaṣatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخَامِص maḵāmiṣ	الْمَخَامِص al-maḵāmiṣ	مَخَامِص maḵāmiṣ
Nominative	مَخَامِصُ maḵāmiṣu	الْمَخَامِصُ al-maḵāmiṣu	مَخَامِصُ maḵāmiṣu
Accusative	مَخَامِصَ maḵāmiṣa	الْمَخَامِصَ al-maḵāmiṣa	مَخَامِصَ maḵāmiṣa
Genitive	مَخَامِصَ maḵāmiṣa	الْمَخَامِصِ al-maḵāmiṣi	مَخَامِصِ maḵāmiṣi