مخمصة

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Arabic

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Root
خ م ص (ḵ m ṣ)
2 terms

Noun

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مَخْمَصَة (maḵmaṣaf (plural مَخَامِص (maḵāmiṣ))

  1. (obsolete) extreme hunger
    Synonym: مَجَاعَة (majāʕa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:3:
      فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِإِثْمٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
      famani ḍṭurra fī maḵmaṣatin ḡayra mutajānifin liʔiṯmin faʔinna l-laha ḡafūrun raḥīmun
      But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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