جوعان

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Arabic

Root
ج و ع (j w ʕ)
5 terms

Etymology

From جَوْع (jawʕ, hunger) + ـَان (-ān).

Pronunciation

Adjective

جَوْعَان (jawʕān) (feminine جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جَوْعَانَة (jawʕāna), masculine plural جِيَاع (jiyāʕ) or جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جُوَّع (juwwaʕ) or جَوْعَانُون (jawʕānūn), feminine plural جَوْعَى (jawʕā) or جَوْعَانَات (jawʕānāt) or جُوَّع (juwwaʕ) or جِيَاع (jiyāʕ))

  1. hungry

Declension

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج و ع
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَوْعَان (jawʕān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb جاع (jāʕ, to be hungry, to starve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuː.ʕaːn/, ,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

جوعان (jūʕān) (feminine جوعانة (jūʕāne), common plural جوعانين (jūʕānīn))

  1. hungry
    Antonym: شبعان (šabʕān, full, satisfied)

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