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هوج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 هَوِجَ ذ , aor. هَوَجَ , inf. n. هَوَجٌ; (L;) and ↓ تهوّج; (A, TA;) He (a man) was characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ, (L, A,) which is similar to هَوَكٌ; (L;) i. e., stupidity, foolishness, or paucity of sense: (JK, L:) tallness, combined with hastiness, and stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense: (S:) or tallness, with stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense and levity or fickleness or unsteadiness, and hastiness: (K:) or tallness, with levity or fickleness or unsteadiness, and hastiness: (TA:) or tallness, (A,) or excessive tallness, (L,) with stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense. (L.)

Derived headwords

هَوِجَverb
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