وجنة

Arabic

Etymology

From مِيجَنَة (mījana, “fuller's beetle”), as the three apophyses of this bone, consisting of a medial and lateral surface continued by an orbital process, can be likened to the pan and handle of a battledore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒ.na/

Noun

وَجْنَة • (wajna) f (plural وَجَنَات (wajanāt))

1. zygomatic bone
2. (loosely) cheek

   Synonyms: خَدّ (ḵadd), مَلْطَم (malṭam), عَارِض (ʕāriḍ), عِذَار (ʕiḏār), (in dialects) حَنَك (ḥanak)

Declension

Declension of noun وَجْنَة (wajna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْنَة wajna	الْوَجْنَة al-wajna	وَجْنَة wajnat
Nominative	وَجْنَةٌ wajnatun	الْوَجْنَةُ al-wajnatu	وَجْنَةُ wajnatu
Accusative	وَجْنَةً wajnatan	الْوَجْنَةَ al-wajnata	وَجْنَةَ wajnata
Genitive	وَجْنَةٍ wajnatin	الْوَجْنَةِ al-wajnati	وَجْنَةِ wajnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْنَتَيْن wajnatayn	الْوَجْنَتَيْن al-wajnatayn	وَجْنَتَيْ wajnatay
Nominative	وَجْنَتَانِ wajnatāni	الْوَجْنَتَانِ al-wajnatāni	وَجْنَتَا wajnatā
Accusative	وَجْنَتَيْنِ wajnatayni	الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ al-wajnatayni	وَجْنَتَيْ wajnatay
Genitive	وَجْنَتَيْنِ wajnatayni	الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ al-wajnatayni	وَجْنَتَيْ wajnatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجَنَات wajanāt	الْوَجَنَات al-wajanāt	وَجَنَات wajanāt
Nominative	وَجَنَاتٌ wajanātun	الْوَجَنَاتُ al-wajanātu	وَجَنَاتُ wajanātu
Accusative	وَجَنَاتٍ wajanātin	الْوَجَنَاتِ al-wajanāti	وَجَنَاتِ wajanāti
Genitive	وَجَنَاتٍ wajanātin	الْوَجَنَاتِ al-wajanāti	وَجَنَاتِ wajanāti