Etymology[edit]
From the Quran.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /laː jus.mi.nu wa.laː juɣ.niː min d͡ʒuː.ʕin/
Adjective[edit]
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ • (lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʕin)
- (idiomatic) useless, unsatisfying
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see لا, يسمن, ولا, يغني, من, جوع.
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:6-7:لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ / لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ- laysa lahum ṭaʕāmun ʔillā min ḍarīʕin / lā yusminu walā yuḡnī min jūʕin
- No food is for them, only from a moisture-less thistle / Not causing nourishment, nor causing satisfaction from hunger.
