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وجز

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 وَجُزَ ذ , وَجُزَ , inf. n. وَجَازَةٌ (A, Msb, TA) and وَجْزٌ, (M, TA,) [ It (an expression, or speech, or language,) was brief, or concise: or] it (an expression] was brief, and quickly intelligible: (Msb:) or it (a man's speech) was of few words; (A;) as also ↓ أَوْجَزَ, said of language: (A, K:) or both signify it (language) was of few words, with eloquence. (M, TA.) ― -b2- وَجُزَ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ, aor. وَجُزَ ; (A, K;) or فى كَلَامِهِ; (Msb;) and وَجَزَ فِيهِ, aor. يَجِزُ; inf. n. وَجَازَةٌ; (A, K;) of the former verb; (TA;) and [of the latter] وَجْزٌ and وُجُوزٌ; (A, K;) and فِيهِ ↓ اوجز; (Msb;) [ He was brief, or concise, in his speech, or language; contr. of أَطْنَبَ: or] he was of few words in his speech: (A, K: *) or he was brief, and quickly intelligible, in his language: (Msb:) or ↓ اوجز signifies he was quick and brief in speaking. (Nh, TA.) See this latter verb below. -A2- وَجَزَ اللَّفْظَ: see 4.

Derived headwords

وَجُزَverb
  1. 1.
وَجُزَ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ
فى كَلَامِهِ
وَجَزَ فِيهِ