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وجه

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Arabic

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Root
و ج ه (w j h)
15 terms

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.d͡ʒu.ha/
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Verb

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وَجُهَ (wajuha) I (non-past يَوْجُهُ (yawjuhu), verbal noun وَجَاهَة (wajāha))

  1. to be a man of distinction, to be notable
Conjugation
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Conjugation of وَجُهَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive (?), verbal noun وَجَاهَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
وَجَاهَة
wajāha
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
وَجِيه, وَجُه
wajīh, wajuh
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m وَجُهْتُ
wajuhtu
وَجُهْتَ
wajuhta
وَجُهَ
wajuha
وَجُهْتُمَا
wajuhtumā
وَجُهَا
wajuhā
وَجُهْنَا
wajuhnā
وَجُهْتُمْ
wajuhtum
وَجُهُوا
wajuhū
f وَجُهْتِ
wajuhti
وَجُهَتْ
wajuhat
وَجُهَتَا
wajuhatā
وَجُهْتُنَّ
wajuhtunna
وَجُهْنَ
wajuhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَوْجُهُ
ʔawjuhu
تَوْجُهُ
tawjuhu
يَوْجُهُ
yawjuhu
تَوْجُهَانِ
tawjuhāni
يَوْجُهَانِ
yawjuhāni
نَوْجُهُ
nawjuhu
تَوْجُهُونَ
tawjuhūna
يَوْجُهُونَ
yawjuhūna
f تَوْجُهِينَ
tawjuhīna
تَوْجُهُ
tawjuhu
تَوْجُهَانِ
tawjuhāni
تَوْجُهْنَ
tawjuhna
يَوْجُهْنَ
yawjuhna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَوْجُهَ
ʔawjuha
تَوْجُهَ
tawjuha
يَوْجُهَ
yawjuha
تَوْجُهَا
tawjuhā
يَوْجُهَا
yawjuhā
نَوْجُهَ
nawjuha
تَوْجُهُوا
tawjuhū
يَوْجُهُوا
yawjuhū
f تَوْجُهِي
tawjuhī
تَوْجُهَ
tawjuha
تَوْجُهَا
tawjuhā
تَوْجُهْنَ
tawjuhna
يَوْجُهْنَ
yawjuhna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَوْجُهْ
ʔawjuh
تَوْجُهْ
tawjuh
يَوْجُهْ
yawjuh
تَوْجُهَا
tawjuhā
يَوْجُهَا
yawjuhā
نَوْجُهْ
nawjuh
تَوْجُهُوا
tawjuhū
يَوْجُهُوا
yawjuhū
f تَوْجُهِي
tawjuhī
تَوْجُهْ
tawjuh
تَوْجُهَا
tawjuhā
تَوْجُهْنَ
tawjuhna
يَوْجُهْنَ
yawjuhna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اُوجُهْ
ūjuh
اُوجُهَا
ūjuhā
اُوجُهُوا
ūjuhū
f اُوجُهِي
ūjuhī
اُوجُهْنَ
ūjuhna

Verb

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وَجَّهَ (wajjaha) II (non-past يُوَجِّهُ (yuwajjihu), verbal noun تَوْجِيه (tawjīh))

  1. to raise to eminence, to distinguish, to honor
  2. to turn one’s face, to turn
    وَجَّهَ وَجْهَهُ/ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha wajhahu/ẓahrahu ʔilā šaḵṣin‬
    to turn one's face to/back on someone
    وَجَّهَ خُطَاهُ نَحْوَ شَيْءٍ
    wajjaha ḵuṭāhu naḥwa šayʔin‬
    to turn one's steps to(wards) something
    وَجَّهَ اِهْتِمَامَهُ إِلَى شَيْءٍ/شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha ihtimāmahu ʔilā šayʔin/šaḵṣin‬
    to turn one's attention to something/someone
  3. to head for
  4. to send, to dispatch
    وَجَّهَ رِسَالَةً/طَلَبًا إِلَى شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha risālatan/ṭalaban ʔilā šaḵṣin‬
    to send a letter/request to someone
  5. to aim, to direct, to steer
    وَجَّهَ مُسَدَّسًا إِلَى شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha musaddasan ʔilā šaḵṣin‬
    to aim a pistol at someone
  6. to guide
  7. to address
    وَجَّهَ الكَلَامَ/الخِطَابَ إِلَى شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha l-kalāma/l-ḵiṭāba ʔilā šaḵṣin‬
    to address someone
  8. to bring a charge against
  9. utter
    وَجَّهَ تَحْذِيرَاتٍ إِلَى شَخْصٍ
    wajjaha taḥḏīrātin ʔilā šaḵṣin‬
    to warn someone
    وَجَّهَ تُهْمَةً إِلَى شَخْصٍwajjaha tuhmatan ʔilā šaḵṣin‬to accuse someone
Conjugation
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Conjugation of وَجَّهَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوْجِيه)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَوْجِيه
tawjīh
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُوَجِّه
muwajjih
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُوَجَّه
muwajjah
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m وَجَّهْتُ
wajjahtu
وَجَّهْتَ
wajjahta
وَجَّهَ
wajjaha
وَجَّهْتُمَا
wajjahtumā
وَجَّهَا
wajjahā
وَجَّهْنَا
wajjahnā
وَجَّهْتُمْ
wajjahtum
وَجَّهُوا
wajjahū
f وَجَّهْتِ
wajjahti
وَجَّهَتْ
wajjahat
وَجَّهَتَا
wajjahatā
وَجَّهْتُنَّ
wajjahtunna
وَجَّهْنَ
wajjahna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُوَجِّهُ
ʔuwajjihu
تُوَجِّهُ
tuwajjihu
يُوَجِّهُ
yuwajjihu
تُوَجِّهَانِ
tuwajjihāni
يُوَجِّهَانِ
yuwajjihāni
نُوَجِّهُ
nuwajjihu
تُوَجِّهُونَ
tuwajjihūna
يُوَجِّهُونَ
yuwajjihūna
f تُوَجِّهِينَ
tuwajjihīna
تُوَجِّهُ
tuwajjihu
تُوَجِّهَانِ
tuwajjihāni
تُوَجِّهْنَ
tuwajjihna
يُوَجِّهْنَ
yuwajjihna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُوَجِّهَ
ʔuwajjiha
تُوَجِّهَ
tuwajjiha
يُوَجِّهَ
yuwajjiha
تُوَجِّهَا
tuwajjihā
يُوَجِّهَا
yuwajjihā
نُوَجِّهَ
nuwajjiha
تُوَجِّهُوا
tuwajjihū
يُوَجِّهُوا
yuwajjihū
f تُوَجِّهِي
tuwajjihī
تُوَجِّهَ
tuwajjiha
تُوَجِّهَا
tuwajjihā
تُوَجِّهْنَ
tuwajjihna
يُوَجِّهْنَ
yuwajjihna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُوَجِّهْ
ʔuwajjih
تُوَجِّهْ
tuwajjih
يُوَجِّهْ
yuwajjih
تُوَجِّهَا
tuwajjihā
يُوَجِّهَا
yuwajjihā
نُوَجِّهْ
nuwajjih
تُوَجِّهُوا
tuwajjihū
يُوَجِّهُوا
yuwajjihū
f تُوَجِّهِي
tuwajjihī
تُوَجِّهْ
tuwajjih
تُوَجِّهَا
tuwajjihā
تُوَجِّهْنَ
tuwajjihna
يُوَجِّهْنَ
yuwajjihna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m وَجِّهْ
wajjih
وَجِّهَا
wajjihā
وَجِّهُوا
wajjihū
f وَجِّهِي
wajjihī
وَجِّهْنَ
wajjihna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m وُجِّهْتُ
wujjihtu
وُجِّهْتَ
wujjihta
وُجِّهَ
wujjiha
وُجِّهْتُمَا
wujjihtumā
وُجِّهَا
wujjihā
وُجِّهْنَا
wujjihnā
وُجِّهْتُمْ
wujjihtum
وُجِّهُوا
wujjihū
f وُجِّهْتِ
wujjihti
وُجِّهَتْ
wujjihat
وُجِّهَتَا
wujjihatā
وُجِّهْتُنَّ
wujjihtunna
وُجِّهْنَ
wujjihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُوَجَّهُ
ʔuwajjahu
تُوَجَّهُ
tuwajjahu
يُوَجَّهُ
yuwajjahu
تُوَجَّهَانِ
tuwajjahāni
يُوَجَّهَانِ
yuwajjahāni
نُوَجَّهُ
nuwajjahu
تُوَجَّهُونَ
tuwajjahūna
يُوَجَّهُونَ
yuwajjahūna
f تُوَجَّهِينَ
tuwajjahīna
تُوَجَّهُ
tuwajjahu
تُوَجَّهَانِ
tuwajjahāni
تُوَجَّهْنَ
tuwajjahna
يُوَجَّهْنَ
yuwajjahna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُوَجَّهَ
ʔuwajjaha
تُوَجَّهَ
tuwajjaha
يُوَجَّهَ
yuwajjaha
تُوَجَّهَا
tuwajjahā
يُوَجَّهَا
yuwajjahā
نُوَجَّهَ
nuwajjaha
تُوَجَّهُوا
tuwajjahū
يُوَجَّهُوا
yuwajjahū
f تُوَجَّهِي
tuwajjahī
تُوَجَّهَ
tuwajjaha
تُوَجَّهَا
tuwajjahā
تُوَجَّهْنَ
tuwajjahna
يُوَجَّهْنَ
yuwajjahna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُوَجَّهْ
ʔuwajjah
تُوَجَّهْ
tuwajjah
يُوَجَّهْ
yuwajjah
تُوَجَّهَا
tuwajjahā
يُوَجَّهَا
yuwajjahā
نُوَجَّهْ
nuwajjah
تُوَجَّهُوا
tuwajjahū
يُوَجَّهُوا
yuwajjahū
f تُوَجَّهِي
tuwajjahī
تُوَجَّهْ
tuwajjah
تُوَجَّهَا
tuwajjahā
تُوَجَّهْنَ
tuwajjahna
يُوَجَّهْنَ
yuwajjahna

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /wad͡ʒh/

Noun

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وَجْه (wajhm (plural وُجُوه (wujūh) or أَوْجُه (ʔawjuh))

  1. (being) essence
  2. (anatomy) face
  3. face, countenance
  4. front, façade
  5. watch dial
  6. outside, exterior, surface
  7. method, manner, mode, fashion, wise
  8. aspect, perspective
    • a. 756, عبد اللّٰه بن المقفّع [ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffaʿ], edited by Michael Fishbein, كتاب كليلة ودمنة [Kalīlah and Dimnah] (Library of Arabic Literature; 76)‎[1], New York: NYU Press, published 2022, →ISBN, section 9.2, page 276:
      أَبْشِرِي فَإِنَّكِ تَلِدِينَ غُلَامًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّٰهُ تَعَالَى فَأُسَمِّيهِ ٱسْمًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ أُؤَدِّبُهُ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْأَدَبِ وَأُعَلِّمُهُ وُجُوهَ ٱلْعِلْمِ فَيَكُونَ لَنَا عُقْبًا صَالِحًا وَأَنَا مُتَقَدِّمٌ فِي ٱلْتِمَاسِ ٱلْأَظْآرِ لَهُ.
      ʔabširī faʔinnaki talidīna ḡulāman ʔin šāʔa llāhu taʕālā faʔusammīhi sman ḥasanan ṯumma ʔuʔaddibuhu ʔaḥsana l-ʔadabi waʔuʕallimuhu wujūha l-ʕilmi fayakūna lanā ʕuqban ṣāliḥan waʔanā mutaqaddimun fī l-timāsi l-ʔaẓʔāri lahu.
      Rejoice, for you’re going to give birth to a boy, God willing. I’ll choose a beautiful name, give him the finest upbringing, and teach him all sorts of subjects, and we shall have a righteous legacy. I’ll set out at once to find nurses for him.
Declension
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Declension of noun وَجْه (wajh)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal وَجْه
wajh
الْوَجْه
al-wajh
وَجْه
wajh
nominative وَجْهٌ
wajhun
الْوَجْهُ
al-wajhu
وَجْهُ
wajhu
accusative وَجْهًا
wajhan
الْوَجْهَ
al-wajha
وَجْهَ
wajha
genitive وَجْهٍ
wajhin
الْوَجْهِ
al-wajhi
وَجْهِ
wajhi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal وَجْهَيْن
wajhayn
الْوَجْهَيْن
al-wajhayn
وَجْهَيْ
wajhay
nominative وَجْهَانِ
wajhāni
الْوَجْهَانِ
al-wajhāni
وَجْهَا
wajhā
accusative وَجْهَيْنِ
wajhayni
الْوَجْهَيْنِ
al-wajhayni
وَجْهَيْ
wajhay
genitive وَجْهَيْنِ
wajhayni
الْوَجْهَيْنِ
al-wajhayni
وَجْهَيْ
wajhay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal وُجُوه‎; أَوْجُه
wujūh‎; ʔawjuh
الْوُجُوه‎; الْأَوْجُه
al-wujūh‎; al-ʔawjuh
وُجُوه‎; أَوْجُه
wujūh‎; ʔawjuh
nominative وُجُوهٌ‎; أَوْجُهٌ
wujūhun‎; ʔawjuhun
الْوُجُوهُ‎; الْأَوْجُهُ
al-wujūhu‎; al-ʔawjuhu
وُجُوهُ‎; أَوْجُهُ
wujūhu‎; ʔawjuhu
accusative وُجُوهًا‎; أَوْجُهًا
wujūhan‎; ʔawjuhan
الْوُجُوهَ‎; الْأَوْجُهَ
al-wujūha‎; al-ʔawjuha
وُجُوهَ‎; أَوْجُهَ
wujūha‎; ʔawjuha
genitive وُجُوهٍ‎; أَوْجُهٍ
wujūhin‎; ʔawjuhin
الْوُجُوهِ‎; الْأَوْجُهِ
al-wujūhi‎; al-ʔawjuhi
وُجُوهِ‎; أَوْجُهِ
wujūhi‎; ʔawjuhi
Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: وش (wišš)
  • Gulf Arabic: ويه (wayh)
  • Iraqi Arabic: وچ (wuč)
  • Hijazi Arabic: وجه (wajh)
  • Maltese: wiċċ
  • Moroccan Arabic: وجه (wajh)
  • North Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وش (wišš)
  • South Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وجه (wujh, wijh)
  • Azerbaijani: vec
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: वजह (vajah)
    Urdu: وجہ (vaja)
  • Malay: wajah
  • Ottoman Turkish: وجه (vech)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵਜ੍ਹਾ (vajhā)
    Shahmukhi script: وجہ (vajah)

Chadian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Noun

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وجه (wijihm (plural وجوه (wujūh))

  1. (anatomy) face

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[2] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 152

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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وَجْه or وْجَه (wajh or wjahm (plural وجوه (wjūh) or وجوهة (wjūha))

  1. (anatomy) face

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic وَجَّهَ (wajjaha).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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وجّه (wajjah) II (present بوجّه (biwajjeh))

  1. to aim, to direct
Conjugation
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Conjugation of وجه
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وجّهت (wajjaht) وجّهت (wajjaht) وجّه (wajjah) وجّهنا (wajjahna) وجّهتو (wajjahtu) وجّهو (wajjahu)
f وجّهتي (wajjahti) وجّهت (wajjahat)
present m بوجّه (bawajjih) بتوجّه (bitwajjih) بوجّه (biwajjih) منوجّه (minwajjih) بتوجّهو (bitwajjhu) بوجّهو (biwajjhu)
f بتوجّهي (bitwajjhi) بتوجّه (bitwajjih)
subjunctive m اوجّه (awajjih) توجّه (twajjih) يوجّه (ywajjih) نوجّه (nwajjih) توجّهو (twajjhu) يوجّهو (ywajjhu)
f توجّهي (twajjhi) توجّه (twajjih)
imperative m وجّه (wajjih) وجّهو (wajjhu)
f وجّهي (wajjhi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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وجه (wijh, wujhm (plural وجوه (wujūh))

  1. face
    بدّيش اشوف وجهك مرّة تانية.
    biddīš ašūf wijhak marra tānye.
    I don't want to see you (lit: your face) again.
  2. front, facade
    Synonym: جبهة (jabha)
  3. aspect, side
  4. surface
Derived terms
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