وَجَاهَة
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Also written وجه: وَجَّهَ (to raise to eminence)
Highlights
Plural
وُجُوه
Other plural
أَوْجُه
Most common words from the same root
وَجْه in English
Noun · masculine
- essence
- face
- face, countenance
- front, façade
- watch dial
- outside, exterior, surface
- method, manner, mode, fashion, wise
- aspect, perspective
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.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.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)
Words from the root و-ج-ه
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَجُهَ
· present يَوْجُهُ
Form I · The plain action
to be a man of distinction, to be notable
وَجِيه
eminent
وَجِيه
leader
وَجُه
وَجَّهَ
· present يُوَجِّهُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to raise to eminence, to distinguish, to honor; to turn one’s face, to turn; to head for
تَوْجِيه
directing
مُوَجِّه
مُوَجَّه
وَاجَهَ
· present يُوَاجِهُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to face, to be confronted with, to confront
مُوَاجَهَة
مُوَاجِه
مُوَاجَه
تَوَجَّهَ
· present يَتَوَجَّهُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to wend one's way, to go; to be directed
تَوَجُّه
attention
مُتَوَجِّه
اِتَّجَهَ
· present يَتَّجِهُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to direct to, to turn to, to be oriented to
وَجْه: plural and other forms
| Singular | وَجْه |
|---|---|
| Plural | وُجُوه |
| Alternative plurals | أَوْجُه |
وَجْه in a sentence
Dictionary examples
aspect
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.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.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)
From a fully vowelled text
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ مُوسَى سَقَطَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ.And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:Numbers 16:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَتُحَابُونَ وَجْهَهُ، أَمْ عَنِ اللهِ تُخَاصِمُونَ؟Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?Job 13:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَالْمَائِدَةِ وَكُلِّ آنِيَتِهَا، وَخُبْزِ الْوُجُوهِ،The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,Exodus 39:36, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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