مجن

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ج ن ن (j-n-n). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܡܓܶܢܳܐ (məgennā, shield), Hebrew מָגֵן (māgén, shield).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.d͡ʒann/

Noun

مِجَنّ (mijann) m (plural مَجَانّ (majānn))

  1. shield
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 29:7:
      لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلاَهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ‏.‏
      During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the hand of a thief was not cut off for less than the price of a shield, skin-shield or scutum, and both of them are valuable.

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