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عيج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of caring, paying attention, or being concerned about something. It extends to notions of benefiting from something, being satisfied, or finding something useful. It can also relate to being satiated or not being satisfied, particularly with liquids.

Derived headwords

العَيْجnoun
  1. 1.
    concernboth

    A state of caring or paying attention to something.

  2. 2.
    benefitboth

    The advantage or profit gained from something.

  3. 3.
    satisfactionclassical

    The state of being pleased or content.

عاجَverb
  1. 1.
    to careboth

    To show concern or pay attention to something.

  2. 2.
    to benefitboth

    To gain advantage or profit from something.

  3. 3.
    to be satisfiedclassical

    To be content or pleased with something.

  4. 4.
    to be satiatedclassical

    To be filled or satisfied, especially with drink, often due to lack of benefit.

يعيجverb
  1. 1.
    to careboth

    To show concern or pay attention to something.

  2. 2.
    to benefitboth

    To gain advantage or profit from something.

  3. 3.
    to be satisfiedclassical

    To be content or pleased with something.

  4. 4.
    to be satiatedclassical

    To be filled or satisfied, especially with drink, often due to lack of benefit.

عَيَجُوجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of concernclassical

    A state of not caring or paying attention to something.

  2. 2.
    lack of beliefclassical

    A state of not believing or accepting something.

عائجadjective
  1. 1.
    concernedboth

    Showing care or attention towards something.

  2. 2.
    benefitingboth

    Gaining advantage or profit from something.

أعيجverb
  1. 1.
    to care aboutboth

    To show concern or pay attention to something.

  2. 2.
    to benefit fromboth

    To gain advantage or profit from something.

  3. 3.
    to be satisfied withclassical

    To be content or pleased with something.

أعوجverb
  1. 1.
    to pay attention toclassical

    To turn one's attention or regard towards something.

  2. 2.
    to heedclassical

    To give careful attention or consideration to something.

العياجnoun
  1. 1.
    returnclassical

    The act of returning to a previous state or condition.

عووجاnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of concernclassical

    A state of not caring or paying attention to something.

  2. 2.
    indifferenceclassical

    A lack of interest or concern.

عيوجاnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of concernclassical

    A state of not caring or paying attention to something.

  2. 2.
    indifferenceclassical

    A lack of interest or concern.

Parallel reading

وما رأيت بها شيئا أعيج به، ... إلا الثمام، وإلا موقد النار
And I saw nothing in it that I cared about, ... except the desert grass, and except the fire's hearth.
وما عاج بقوله عيجا وعيجوجة: لم يكترث له أو لم يصدقه
And he did not care about his saying, nor believe it.
وما عاج بالماء عيجا: لم يرو لملوحته
And he did not quench his thirst with the water, due to its saltiness.
وشربت شربة ماء ملحا فما عجت به أي لم أنتفع به
And I drank a gulp of salty water, and I did not benefit from it.
فأعيج أي أنتفع به
Meaning, I benefit from it.
وما عاج بالدواء عيجا أي ما انتفع
And he did not benefit from the medicine.
تناولت دواء فما عجت به أي لم أنتفع به
I took medicine, but I did not benefit from it.
وما عاج به عيجا: لم يرضه
And he was not pleased with it.
وما أعيج من كلامه بشيء أي ما أعبأ به
And I do not care about anything he says, meaning I do not pay attention to it.
وبنو أسد يقولون: ما أعوج بكلامه أي ما ألتفت إليه
And the Banu Asad say: 'He did not pay attention to his words', meaning he did not turn to them.
يقال ما يعيج بقلبي شيء من كلامك
It is said: 'Nothing of your words concerns my heart.'
يقال: ما عجت بخبر فلان ولا أعيج به أي لم أشتف به ولم أستيقنه
It is said: 'I did not care about so-and-so's news, nor did I benefit from it', meaning I did not get satisfaction from it nor confirm it.
وعاج يعيج إذا انتفع بالكلام وغيره
And he benefits if he gains from speech and other things.
ويقال: ما عجت منه بشيء
And it is said: 'I did not benefit from it.'
والعيج: المنفعة
And Al-'Aij: the benefit.
العياج الرجوع إلى ما كنت عليه
Al-'Iyaaj: returning to what you were upon.
ما أعيج به عووجا أي ما أكترث له ولا أباليه
I do not care about it, meaning I do not heed it nor am I concerned with it.
ما أعيج به عيوجا أي ما أكترث له ولا أباليه
I do not care about it, meaning I do not heed it nor am I concerned with it.