عوج

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Arabic

Root
ع و ج (ʕ w j)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عِوَج (ʕiwajm

  1. crookedness
  2. deviation

Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع و ج
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَعْوَج (ʔaʕwaj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عوج (ʕwaj) (feminine عوجة (ʕawja), masculine plural عوجين (ʕawjīn), feminine plural عوجات (ʕawjāt))

  1. deformed, crooked
  2. bent
    Synonym: مطوي (maṭwi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عِوَج (ʕiwaj).

Pronunciation

Noun

عوج (ʕawjm

  1. crookedness
    Synonym: عووجية (ʕwūjiyya)

Etymology 3

From Arabic عَوَّجَ (ʕawwaja).

Pronunciation

Verb

عوج (ʕawwaj) II (non-past يعوج (yʕawwaj), verbal noun تعواج (taʕwāj), active participle معوج (mʕawwaj), passive participle معوج (mʕawwaj))

  1. to bend
    Synonym: طوى (ṭwā)