نعجة
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʕ.d͡ʒa/
Noun
نَعْجَة • (naʿja) f (plural نِعَاج (niʿāj) or نَعَجَات (naʿajāt))
- ewe (female sheep)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:23:
- إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي ٱلْخِطَابِ
- ʾinna hāḏā ʾaḵī lahu tisʿun wa-tisʿūna naʿjatan wa-liya naʿjatun wāḥidatun fa-qāla ʾakfilnīhā wa-ʿazzanī fi l-ḵiṭābi
- Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, "Entrust her to me," and he overpowered me in speech.
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Declension
Declension of noun نَعْجَة (naʿja)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَعْجَة naʿja | النَّعْجَة an-naʿja | نَعْجَة naʿjat |
| Nominative | نَعْجَةٌ naʿjatun | النَّعْجَةُ an-naʿjatu | نَعْجَةُ naʿjatu |
| Accusative | نَعْجَةً naʿjatan | النَّعْجَةَ an-naʿjata | نَعْجَةَ naʿjata |
| Genitive | نَعْجَةٍ naʿjatin | النَّعْجَةِ an-naʿjati | نَعْجَةِ naʿjati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَعْجَتَيْن naʿjatayn | النَّعْجَتَيْن an-naʿjatayn | نَعْجَتَيْ naʿjatay |
| Nominative | نَعْجَتَانِ naʿjatāni | النَّعْجَتَانِ an-naʿjatāni | نَعْجَتَا naʿjatā |
| Accusative | نَعْجَتَيْنِ naʿjatayni | النَّعْجَتَيْنِ an-naʿjatayni | نَعْجَتَيْ naʿjatay |
| Genitive | نَعْجَتَيْنِ naʿjatayni | النَّعْجَتَيْنِ an-naʿjatayni | نَعْجَتَيْ naʿjatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِعَاج; نَعَجَات niʿāj; naʿajāt | النِّعَاج; النَّعَجَات an-niʿāj; an-naʿajāt | نِعَاج; نَعَجَات niʿāj; naʿajāt |
| Nominative | نِعَاجٌ; نَعَجَاتٌ niʿājun; naʿajātun | النِّعَاجُ; النَّعَجَاتُ an-niʿāju; an-naʿajātu | نِعَاجُ; نَعَجَاتُ niʿāju; naʿajātu |
| Accusative | نِعَاجًا; نَعَجَاتٍ niʿājan; naʿajātin | النِّعَاجَ; النَّعَجَاتِ an-niʿāja; an-naʿajāti | نِعَاجَ; نَعَجَاتِ niʿāja; naʿajāti |
| Genitive | نِعَاجٍ; نَعَجَاتٍ niʿājin; naʿajātin | النِّعَاجِ; النَّعَجَاتِ an-niʿāji; an-naʿajāti | نِعَاجِ; نَعَجَاتِ niʿāji; naʿajāti |
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْجَة (naʿja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʕ.ʒa/
Noun
نعجة • (naʕja) m (plural نعجات (naʕjāt))
- female equivalent of خروف (ḵrūf): ewe
- Synonym: خروفة (ḵrūfa)