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مَجْنُونٌ

Root: جن

Full Definition

مَجْنُونٌ [Possessed by جِنِّىّ, or by جِنّ, or by a devil, or demon; a demoniac: and hence meaning bereft of reason; or mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting therein: (see جُنُونٌ:) it may generally be rendered possessed; or mad, or insane:] part. n. of جُنَّ: or anomalously used as pass. part. n. of أَجَنَّهُ: one should not say مُجَنٌّ : [pl. مَجَانِينُ.]
2 نَخْلَةٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ A tall palm-tree: pl. مَجَانِينُ. And نَبْتٌ مَجْنُونٌ A plant, or herbage, that is tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, in part, and strong. And أَرْضٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ Land producing much herbage, that has not been depastured.
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