نعجة

Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naʕ.d͡ʒa/

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
  • IPA(key): /naʕ.ʒa/

Noun

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

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