نعجة

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Noun

نَعْجَة • (naʕja) f (plural نِعَاج (niʕāj) or نَعَجَات (naʕajāt))

  1. 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
      ʔinna hāḏā ʔaḵī lahu tisʕun wa-tisʕūna naʕjatan wa-liya naʕjatun wāḥidatun fa-qāla ʔakfilnīhā wa-ʕazzanī 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.

Declension

Declension of noun نَعْجَة (naʕja)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَعْجَة
naʕja 		النَّعْجَة
an-naʕja 		نَعْجَة
naʕjat
Nominative نَعْجَةٌ
naʕjatun 		النَّعْجَةُ
an-naʕjatu 		نَعْجَةُ
naʕjatu
Accusative نَعْجَةً
naʕjatan 		النَّعْجَةَ
an-naʕjata 		نَعْجَةَ
naʕjata
Genitive نَعْجَةٍ
naʕjatin 		النَّعْجَةِ
an-naʕjati 		نَعْجَةِ
naʕjati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَعْجَتَيْن
naʕjatayn 		النَّعْجَتَيْن
an-naʕjatayn 		نَعْجَتَيْ
naʕjatay
Nominative نَعْجَتَانِ
naʕjatāni 		النَّعْجَتَانِ
an-naʕjatāni 		نَعْجَتَا
naʕjatā
Accusative نَعْجَتَيْنِ
naʕjatayni 		النَّعْجَتَيْنِ
an-naʕjatayni 		نَعْجَتَيْ
naʕjatay
Genitive نَعْجَتَيْنِ
naʕjatayni 		النَّعْجَتَيْنِ
an-naʕjatayni 		نَعْجَتَيْ
naʕjatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِعَاج‎; نَعَجَات
niʕāj‎; naʕajāt 		النِّعَاج‎; النَّعَجَات
an-niʕāj‎; an-naʕajāt 		نِعَاج‎; نَعَجَات
niʕāj‎; naʕajāt
Nominative نِعَاجٌ‎; نَعَجَاتٌ
niʕājun‎; naʕajātun 		النِّعَاجُ‎; النَّعَجَاتُ
an-niʕāju‎; an-naʕajātu 		نِعَاجُ‎; نَعَجَاتُ
niʕāju‎; naʕajātu
Accusative نِعَاجًا‎; نَعَجَاتٍ
niʕājan‎; naʕajātin 		النِّعَاجَ‎; النَّعَجَاتِ
an-niʕāja‎; an-naʕajāti 		نِعَاجَ‎; نَعَجَاتِ
niʕāja‎; naʕajāti
Genitive نِعَاجٍ‎; نَعَجَاتٍ
niʕājin‎; naʕajātin 		النِّعَاجِ‎; النَّعَجَاتِ
an-niʕāji‎; an-naʕajāti 		نِعَاجِ‎; نَعَجَاتِ
niʕāji‎; naʕajāti

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْجَة (naʕja).

Pronunciation

Noun

نعجة • (naʕja) m (plural نعجات (naʕjāt))

  1. female equivalent of خروف (ḵrūf): ewe
    Synonym: خروفة (ḵrūfa)
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