لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Arabic
Etymology
From the Quran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laː jus.mi.nu wa.laː juɣ.niː min d͡ʒuː.ʕin/
Adjective
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ • (lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʿin)
- (idiomatic) useless, unsatisfying
- 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 ṭaʿāmun ʾillā min ḍarīʿin / lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʿin
- No food is for them, only from a moisture-less thistle / Not causing nourishment, nor causing satisfaction from hunger.
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