مجن

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مجن

/mi.d͡ʒann/

Where it comes from

Tool noun from the root ج ن ن (j n n). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܡܓܶܢܳܐ (məgennā, “shield”), Phoenician 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (mgn, “shield”), and Hebrew מָגֵן (māgén, “shield”).

noun مِجَنّ · mijann · مَجَانّ · الْمِجَنّ

a shield لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّٰهِ —صَلَّى اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ— فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلَاهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ.
Similar: تُرْس, دِرْع

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shield armor

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"مجن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"مجن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مجن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}