مأجوج
Arabic
Etymology
From Hebrew מָגוֹג (māgōg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʔ.d͡ʒuːd͡ʒ/
Proper noun
مَأْجُوج • (maʾjūj) m
- (Islam) Magog (an evil tribe associated with Gog)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:94:
- قَالُوا يَا ذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا
- qālū yā ḏā l-qarnayni ʾinna yaʾjūja wa-maʾjūja mufsidūna fī l-ʾarḍi fa-hal najʿalu laka ḵarjan ʿalā ʾan tajʿala baynanā wa-baynahum saddan
- They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
- Synonym: (Christianity) مَاجُوج (mājūj)
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Declension
Declension of noun مَأْجُوج (maʾjūj)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | مَأْجُوج maʾjūj | — |
Nominative | — | مَأْجُوجُ maʾjūju | — |
Accusative | — | مَأْجُوجَ maʾjūja | — |
Genitive | — | مَأْجُوجَ maʾjūja | — |