وجه

See also: وجہ

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w j h)
15 terms

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.d͡ʒu.ha/

• Audio:

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Verb

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

1. to be a man of distinction, to be notable

Conjugation

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

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 شَخْصٍ ― ‫wajjaha tuhmatan ʔilā šaḵṣin‬ ― to accuse someone

Conjugation

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒh/

Noun

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جسم

وَجْه • (wajh) m (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

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

• Chadian Arabic: وجه (wijh)
• Egyptian Arabic: وش (wišš)
• Gulf Arabic: ويه (wayh)
• Hijazi Arabic: وجه (wajh)
• Iraqi Arabic: وچ (wuč)
• Maltese: wiċċ
• Moroccan Arabic: وجه (wajh)
• North Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وش (wišš)
• South Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وجه (wujh, wijh)
• → Azerbaijani: vec
  • → Armenian: վեջ (veǰ)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: वजह (vajah)

  Urdu: وجہ (vaja)

• → Malay: wajah
• → Ottoman Turkish: وجه (vech)
  • Turkish: vecih
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਵਜ੍ਹਾ (vajhā)

  Shahmukhi script: وجہ (vajah)

Chadian Arabic

Root
و ج ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Noun

وجه • (wijih) m (plural وجوه (wujūh))

1. (anatomy) face

References

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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Noun

وجه • (wajh) m (plural وجوه (wujūh))

1. face

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ج ه
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʒh/, /wʒah/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

وَجْه or وْجَه • (wajh or wjah) m (plural وجوه (wjūh) or وجوهة (wjūha))

1. (anatomy) face

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈwad͡ʒh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäd͡ʒʰ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäd͡ʒʰ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wäd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wäd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væd͡ʒʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väd͡ʒʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	wajh
Dari reading?	wajh
Iranian reading?	vajh
Tajik reading?	vajh

Noun

وجه • (wajh / vajh) (plural وجوه (wujūh / vojuh), Tajik spelling ваҷҳ)

1. sum of money, amount of money

   انتقال وجه ― intiqāl-i wajh / enteġâl-e vajh ― transfer of money

2. aspect, feature

   وجوه مختلف ― wujūh-i muxtalif / vojuh-e moxtalef ― various aspects

3. method, way, manner, means

Derived terms

• به هیچ وجه (ba hēč wajh / be hič vajh, “in no way, by no means”)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “وجه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَجَّهَ (wajjaha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʒ.ʒah/, [ˈwaʒ.ʒah], [ˈwad.d͡ʒah]

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Verb

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

1. to aim, to direct

Conjugation

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

Picture dictionary

وجه

جبين

حاجب

رمش

عين

منخار

خد

فك

تم

شفة

دقن

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جسم

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Alternative forms

• وج (wijj)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiʒh/, [ˈwi.j(ɪ)h]
• IPA^(key): /wuʒh/, [ˈwu.j(ʊ)h]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

وجه • (wijh, wujh) m (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

• وقّف بوجه (waʔʔaf bi-wijh, “to confront”)