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جُوع
hunger /ˈdʒuːʕ/
nounB1#2885 most common
Also: starvation, famine (in extended use)
Example sentences
أَشْعُرُ بِالجُوعِ.
I feel hungry.
الجُوعُ شَديدٌ اليَوْمَ.
The hunger is severe today.
لا أَسْتَطيعُ التَّرْكيزَ بِسَبَبِ الجُوعِ.
I can't concentrate because of hunger.
يُعاني كَثيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ مِنَ الجُوعِ حَوْلَ العالَمِ.
Many people suffer from hunger around the world.
تَسْعى المُنَظَّماتُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُ إلى القَضاءِ عَلى الجُوعِ في المَناطِقِ الفَقيرَةِ.
International organizations are working to eradicate hunger in poor regions.
لَطالَما ارْتَبَطَ الجُوعُ عَبْرَ التّاريخِ بِالصِّراعاتِ وَالكَوارِثِ الطَّبيعِيَّةِ.
Throughout history, hunger has long been tied to conflicts and natural disasters.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جُوعٌ | None |
| Genitive | جُوعٍ | None |
| Accusative | جُوعًا | None |
| Vocative | يا جُوعُ | None |
Word family
جاعto become hungry
جائعhungry
جوعانhungry (common spoken form)
مَجاعةfamine
يَجوعhe gets hungry (present tense)
Etymology
جُوع comes from the Semitic root j-w-ʕ, which conveys the sense of lacking food. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb جاع، يَجوع, meaning to become hungry. The root gives rise to a small family of words covering hunger as a state, hunger as a felt condition, and famine as a mass event.
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