ماعون

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ماعون. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ماعون, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ماعون in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ماعون you have here. The definition of the word ماعون will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofماعون, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Arabic

مَوَاعِين وَرَقٍ

Etymology

From Hebrew מָעֹון (māʿṓn, shelter, refuge).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَاعُون (māʕūnm (collective, plural مَوَاعِين (mawāʕīn))

  1. aid, kindness
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 107:4-7:
      فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
      fawaylun li-l-muṣallīna llaḏīna hum ʕan ṣalātihim sāhūna llaḏīna hum yurāʔūna wa-yamnaʕūna al-māʕūna
      Ah, woe unto worshippers. Who are heedless of their prayer; Who would be seen (at worship) Yet refuse small kindnesses!
  2. utensil, implement, instrument
    1. particularly, a vessel, a pot, a receptacle used in the household
  3. ream, stack, batch, rack (particularly of paper)
    Synonyms: رِْزْمَة (rizma), كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 84, page 22
  • Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften (in German), volume 2, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, pages 128–130
  • Geiger, Abraham (1833, 1902) Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthume aufgenommen? (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: M. W. Kaufmann, pages 56–57
  • Grimme, Hubert (1912) “Über einige Klassen südarabischer Lehnwörter im Koran”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 26, page 168
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 256
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 28–29
  • Nöldeke, Theodor, Schwally, Friedrich (1909) Geschichte des Qorāns. Erster Teil: Über den Ursprung des Qurāns. (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
  • Rhodokanakis, Nikolaus (1911) “Zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 25, page 67
  • Torrey, Charles Cutler (1933) The Jewish foundation of Islam, New York: Jewish Institute of Religion Press – Bloch Publishing Co., Agents, page 51

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَاعُون (māʕūn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ماعون (māʕūnm (plural مواعن (mwāʕin) or ماعن (māʕin))

  1. utensil, implement, instrument