لجي

See also: لجئ

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of لُجَّة (lujja, depth of the sea, expanse of water) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lud͡ʒ.d͡ʒijj/

Adjective

لُجِِّيّ • (lujiiiyy) (feminine لُجِِّيَّة (lujiiiyya), masculine plural لُجِِّيُّونَ (lujiiiyyūna), feminine plural لُجِِّيَّات (lujiiiyyāt))

  1. deep, fathomless
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:39-40:
      ﴿وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ أَعۡمَـٰلُهُمۡ كَسَرَابِۭ بِقِیعَةࣲ یَحۡسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمۡـَٔانُ مَاۤءً حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَهُۥ لَمۡ یَجِدۡهُ شَیۡـࣰٔا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٣٩ أَوۡ كَظُلُمَـٰتࣲ فِی بَحۡرࣲ لُّجِّیࣲّ یَغۡشَىٰهُ مَوۡجࣱ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ مَوۡجࣱ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ سَحَابࣱۚ ظُلُمَـٰتُۢ بَعۡضُهَا فَوۡقَ بَعۡضٍ إِذَاۤ أَخۡرَجَ یَدَهُۥ لَمۡ یَكَدۡ یَرَىٰهَاۗ وَمَن لَّمۡ یَجۡعَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ نُورࣰا فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن نُّورٍ ۝٤٠﴾
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Declension

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