مأجوج

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מָגוֹג (māgōg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maʔ.d͡ʒuːd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

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مَأْجُوج (maʔjūjm

  1. (Islam) Magog (an evil tribe associated with Gog)
    Synonym: (Christianity) مَاجُوج (mājūj)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:94:
      قَالُوا يَا ذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا
      qālū yā ḏā l-qarnayni ʔinna yaʔjūja wa-maʔjūja mufsidūna fī l-ʔarḍi fa-hal najʕalu laka ḵarjan ʕalā ʔan tajʕala baynanā wa-baynahum saddan
      They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"

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