جائع

Arabic

Root
ج و ع (j w ʕ)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of جَاعَ (jāʕa, “to become hungry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ʔiʕ/

Adjective

جَائِع • (jāʔiʕ) (feminine جَائِعَةٌ (jāʔiʕatun), masculine plural جَائِعُونَ (jāʔiʕūna) or جِيَاع (jiyāʕ), feminine plural جَائِعَات (jāʔiʕāt) or جَوَائِع (jawāʔiʕ))

hungry
- 9th century CE, “Book 6, Hadith 112”, in Muhammad al-Bukhari, compiler, Al-Adab al-Mufrad:
  لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَشْبَعُ وَجَارُهُ جَائِعٌ
  laysa l-muʔminu llaḏī yašbaʕu wajāruhu jāʔiʕun
  He is not a believer who eats his fill while his neighbor goes hungry.

Declension

Declension of adjective جَائِع (jāʔiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَائِع jāʔiʕ	الْجَائِع al-jāʔiʕ	جَائِعَة jāʔiʕa	الْجَائِعَة al-jāʔiʕa
Nominative	جَائِعٌ jāʔiʕun	الْجَائِعُ al-jāʔiʕu	جَائِعَةٌ jāʔiʕatun	الْجَائِعَةُ al-jāʔiʕatu
Accusative	جَائِعًا jāʔiʕan	الْجَائِعَ al-jāʔiʕa	جَائِعَةً jāʔiʕatan	الْجَائِعَةَ al-jāʔiʕata
Genitive	جَائِعٍ jāʔiʕin	الْجَائِعِ al-jāʔiʕi	جَائِعَةٍ jāʔiʕatin	الْجَائِعَةِ al-jāʔiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَائِعَيْن jāʔiʕayn	الْجَائِعَيْن al-jāʔiʕayn	جَائِعَتَيْن jāʔiʕatayn	الْجَائِعَتَيْن al-jāʔiʕatayn
Nominative	جَائِعَانِ jāʔiʕāni	الْجَائِعَانِ al-jāʔiʕāni	جَائِعَتَانِ jāʔiʕatāni	الْجَائِعَتَانِ al-jāʔiʕatāni
Accusative	جَائِعَيْنِ jāʔiʕayni	الْجَائِعَيْنِ al-jāʔiʕayni	جَائِعَتَيْنِ jāʔiʕatayni	الْجَائِعَتَيْنِ al-jāʔiʕatayni
Genitive	جَائِعَيْنِ jāʔiʕayni	الْجَائِعَيْنِ al-jāʔiʕayni	جَائِعَتَيْنِ jāʔiʕatayni	الْجَائِعَتَيْنِ al-jāʔiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَائِعِين‎; جِيَاع jāʔiʕīn‎; jiyāʕ	الْجَائِعِين‎; الْجِيَاع al-jāʔiʕīn‎; al-jiyāʕ	جَائِعَات‎; جَوَائِع jāʔiʕāt‎; jawāʔiʕ	الْجَائِعَات‎; الْجَوَائِع al-jāʔiʕāt‎; al-jawāʔiʕ
Nominative	جَائِعُونَ‎; جِيَاعٌ jāʔiʕūna‎; jiyāʕun	الْجَائِعُونَ‎; الْجِيَاعُ al-jāʔiʕūna‎; al-jiyāʕu	جَائِعَاتٌ‎; جَوَائِعُ jāʔiʕātun‎; jawāʔiʕu	الْجَائِعَاتُ‎; الْجَوَائِعُ al-jāʔiʕātu‎; al-jawāʔiʕu
Accusative	جَائِعِينَ‎; جِيَاعًا jāʔiʕīna‎; jiyāʕan	الْجَائِعِينَ‎; الْجِيَاعَ al-jāʔiʕīna‎; al-jiyāʕa	جَائِعَاتٍ‎; جَوَائِعَ jāʔiʕātin‎; jawāʔiʕa	الْجَائِعَاتِ‎; الْجَوَائِعَ al-jāʔiʕāti‎; al-jawāʔiʕa
Genitive	جَائِعِينَ‎; جِيَاعٍ jāʔiʕīna‎; jiyāʕin	الْجَائِعِينَ‎; الْجِيَاعِ al-jāʔiʕīna‎; al-jiyāʕi	جَائِعَاتٍ‎; جَوَائِعَ jāʔiʕātin‎; jawāʔiʕa	الْجَائِعَاتِ‎; الْجَوَائِعِ al-jāʔiʕāti‎; al-jawāʔiʕi

References

Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “جائع”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “جائع”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
Lane, Edward William (1863) “جائع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
Wehr, Hans (1960) “جائع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz