نعجة
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʕ.d͡ʒa/
Noun
نَعْجَة • (naʕja) f (plural نِعَاج (niʕāj) or نَعَجَات (naʕajāt))
- 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
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʕ.ʒa/
Noun
نعجة • (naʕja) m (plural نعجات (naʕjāt))