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مشرقان

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Arabic

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Root
ش ر ق (š r q)
9 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَشْرِقَان (mašriqānm du

  1. nominative dual of مَشْرِق (mašriq)

Noun

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مَشْرِقَان (mašriqānm du

  1. (in the definite form) the east and the west
    Synonym: مَغْرِبَان (maḡribān)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 43:38:
      حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَنَا قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ
      ḥattā ʔiḏā jāʔanā qāla yā layta baynī wabaynaka buʕda l-mašriqayni fabiʔsa l-qarīnu
      Until, when he comes to Us, he says, "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

Declension

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