مأجوج

From Hebrew מָגוֹג (māgōg).

• IPA^(key): /maʔ.d͡ʒuːd͡ʒ/

مَأْجُوج • (maʔjūj) m

1. (Islam) Magog (an evil tribe associated with Gog)

   Synonym: (Christianity) مَاجُوج (mājūj)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:94:

     قَالُوا يَا ذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

     qālū yā ḏā l-qarnayni ʔinna yaʔjūja wa-maʔjūja mufsidūna fī l-ʔarḍi fa-hal najʕalu laka ḵarjan ʕalā ʔan tajʕala baynanā wa-baynahum saddan

     They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"