وجه

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Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w j h)
14 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.d͡ʒu.ha/
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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 إلى شَخْصٍ
    to turn one's face to/back on sb
    وَجَّهَ خُطاهُ نحو شَيْءٍ
    to turn one's steps to(wards) sth
    وَجَّهَ اهْتِمامَهُ إلى شَيْءٍ/شَخْصٍ
    to turn one's attention to sth/sb
  3. to head for
  4. to send, to dispatch
    وَجَّهَ رِسالةً/طَلَباً إلى شَخْصٍ
    to send a letter/request to sb
  5. to aim, to direct, to steer
    وَجَّهَ مُسَدَّساً إلى شَخْصٍ
    to aim a pistol at sb
  6. to guide
  7. to address
    وَجَّهَ الكَلامَ/الخِطابَ إلى شَخْصٍ
    to address sb
  8. to bring a charge against
  9. utter
    وَجَّهَ تَحْذيراتٍ إلى شَخْصٍ
    to warn sb
    وَجَّهَ تُهْمةً إلى شَخْصٍ
    to accuse sb

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

Noun

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wad͡ʒh/

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 , edited by Michael Fishbein, كتاب كليلة ودمنة [Kalīlah and Dimnah] (Library of Arabic Literature; 76)‎, 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

  • Egyptian Arabic: وش (wišš)
  • Gulf Arabic: ويه (wayh)
  • Iraqi Arabic: وچ (wuč)
  • Hijazi Arabic: وجه (wajh)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: वजह (vajah)
    Urdu: وجہ (vaja)
  • Maltese: wiċċ
  • Moroccan Arabic: وجه (wajh)
  • North Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وش (wišš)
  • South Levantine Arabic: وج (wijj), وجه (wujh, wijh)
  • → Malay: wajah
  • → Ottoman Turkish: وجه (vech)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵਜ੍ਹਾ (vajhā)
    Shahmukhi script: وجہ (vajah)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ج ه
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) face

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَجَّهَ (wajjaha).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to aim, to direct
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وجّه (wajjah)
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 (bawajjeh) بتوجّه (bitwajjeh) بوجّه (biwajjeh) منوجّه (minwajjeh) بتوجّهو (bitwajjhu) بوجّهو (biwajjhu)
f بتوجّهي (bitwajjhi) بتوجّه (bitwajjeh)
subjunctive m اوجّه (awajjeh) توجّه (twajjeh) يوجّه (ywajjeh) نوجّه (nwajjeh) توجّهو (twajjhu) يوجّهو (ywajjhu)
f توجّهي (twajjhi) توجّه (twajjeh)
imperative m وجّه (wajjeh) وجّهو (wajjhu)
f وجّهي (wajjhi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

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Pronunciation

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
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