مجنون
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of passive verb جُنَّ (junna, “to be mad, insane, possessed”), based on the root ج ن ن (j-n-n) of جِنّ (jinn, “jinn, demon”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
مَجْنُون • (majnūn) (feminine مَجْنُونَة (majnūna), masculine plural مَجَانِين (majānīn), feminine plural مَجْنُونَات (majnūnāt))
- mad, crazy, insane, possessed
- هَلْ أَنْتَ مَجْنُون؟
- hal ʔanta majnūn?
- Are you crazy?
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- كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
- kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin fakaḏḏabū ʕabdanā waqālū majnūnun wāzdujira
- The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Declension
Declension of adjective مَجْنُون (majnūn)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجْنُون majnūn |
الْمَجْنُون al-majnūn |
مَجْنُونَة majnūna |
الْمَجْنُونَة al-majnūna |
Nominative | مَجْنُونٌ majnūnun |
الْمَجْنُونُ al-majnūnu |
مَجْنُونَةٌ majnūnatun |
الْمَجْنُونَةُ al-majnūnatu |
Accusative | مَجْنُونًا majnūnan |
الْمَجْنُونَ al-majnūna |
مَجْنُونَةً majnūnatan |
الْمَجْنُونَةَ al-majnūnata |
Genitive | مَجْنُونٍ majnūnin |
الْمَجْنُونِ al-majnūni |
مَجْنُونَةٍ majnūnatin |
الْمَجْنُونَةِ al-majnūnati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجْنُونَيْن majnūnayn |
الْمَجْنُونَيْن al-majnūnayn |
مَجْنُونَتَيْن majnūnatayn |
الْمَجْنُونَتَيْن al-majnūnatayn |
Nominative | مَجْنُونَانِ majnūnāni |
الْمَجْنُونَانِ al-majnūnāni |
مَجْنُونَتَانِ majnūnatāni |
الْمَجْنُونَتَانِ al-majnūnatāni |
Accusative | مَجْنُونَيْنِ majnūnayni |
الْمَجْنُونَيْنِ al-majnūnayni |
مَجْنُونَتَيْنِ majnūnatayni |
الْمَجْنُونَتَيْنِ al-majnūnatayni |
Genitive | مَجْنُونَيْنِ majnūnayni |
الْمَجْنُونَيْنِ al-majnūnayni |
مَجْنُونَتَيْنِ majnūnatayni |
الْمَجْنُونَتَيْنِ al-majnūnatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجَانِين majānīn |
الْمَجَانِين al-majānīn |
مَجْنُونَات majnūnāt |
الْمَجْنُونَات al-majnūnāt |
Nominative | مَجَانِينُ majānīnu |
الْمَجَانِينُ al-majānīnu |
مَجْنُونَاتٌ majnūnātun |
الْمَجْنُونَاتُ al-majnūnātu |
Accusative | مَجَانِينَ majānīna |
الْمَجَانِينَ al-majānīna |
مَجْنُونَاتٍ majnūnātin |
الْمَجْنُونَاتِ al-majnūnāti |
Genitive | مَجَانِينَ majānīna |
الْمَجَانِينِ al-majānīni |
مَجْنُونَاتٍ majnūnātin |
الْمَجْنُونَاتِ al-majnūnāti |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: مينون (maynūn)
- Judeo-Arabic: מג'נון (majnūn)
- → Hebrew: מג'נון (majnún)
- Maltese: miġnun
- → Persian: مجنون (majnun)
- → Turkish: mecnun
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “جن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
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Noun
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Adjective
مجنون • (majnun) (comparative مجنونتَر (majnun-tar), superlative مجنونتَرین (majnun-tarin))
Inflection
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