ماعون

Arabic

مَوَاعِين وَرَقٍ

Etymology

From Hebrew מָעֹון‎ (māʿṓn, “shelter, refuge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maː.ʕuːn/

Noun

مَاعُون • (māʕūn) m (collective, plural مَوَاعِين‎ (mawāʕīn))

shelter, refuge
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 107:4-7:
  
  ‏فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ‎‎
  fawaylun li-l-muṣallīna allaḏīna hum ʕan ṣalātihim sāhūna allaḏīna hum yurāʔūna wa-yamnaʕūna al-māʕūna
  Woe to him who purports to pray but is remiss of his prayers, and glories in ostentation but is no anchor when it comes to the crunch.
utensil, implement, instrument
1. particularly, a vessel, a pot, a receptacle used in the household
ream, stack, batch, rack (particularly of paper)
Synonyms: رِْزْمَة‎ (rizma), كُرَّاسَة‎ (kurrāsa)

Declension

Declension of noun مَاعُون (māʕūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاعُون māʕūn	الْمَاعُون‎ al-māʕūn	مَاعُون māʕūn
Nominative	مَاعُونٌ māʕūnun	الْمَاعُونُ‎ al-māʕūnu	مَاعُونُ māʕūnu
Accusative	مَاعُونًا‎ māʕūnan	الْمَاعُونَ‎ al-māʕūna	مَاعُونَ māʕūna
Genitive	مَاعُونٍ māʕūnin	الْمَاعُونِ‎ al-māʕūni	مَاعُونِ māʕūni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاعُونَيْن‎ māʕūnayn	الْمَاعُونَيْن‎ al-māʕūnayn	مَاعُونَيْ‎ māʕūnay
Nominative	مَاعُونَانِ‎ māʕūnāni	الْمَاعُونَانِ‎ al-māʕūnāni	مَاعُونَا‎ māʕūnā
Accusative	مَاعُونَيْنِ‎ māʕūnayni	الْمَاعُونَيْنِ‎ al-māʕūnayni	مَاعُونَيْ‎ māʕūnay
Genitive	مَاعُونَيْنِ‎ māʕūnayni	الْمَاعُونَيْنِ‎ al-māʕūnayni	مَاعُونَيْ‎ māʕūnay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاعِين‎ mawāʕīn	الْمَوَاعِين‎ al-mawāʕīn	مَوَاعِين‎ mawāʕīn
Nominative	مَوَاعِينُ‎ mawāʕīnu	الْمَوَاعِينُ‎ al-mawāʕīnu	مَوَاعِينُ‎ mawāʕīnu
Accusative	مَوَاعِينَ‎ mawāʕīna	الْمَوَاعِينَ‎ al-mawāʕīna	مَوَاعِينَ‎ mawāʕīna
Genitive	مَوَاعِينَ‎ mawāʕīna	الْمَوَاعِينِ‎ al-mawāʕīni	مَوَاعِينِ‎ mawāʕīni

Derived terms

سُورَة الْمَاعُون‎ (sūrat l-māʕūn)
مَاعُونَة‎ (māʕūna)

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), 2^nd 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

IPA^(key): /maː.ʕuːn/

Noun

ماعون • (māʕūn) m (plural مواعن‎ (mwāʕin) or ماعن‎ (māʕin))

utensil, implement, instrument

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