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موج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the movement of water, specifically waves, and by extension, any kind of disturbance, agitation, or chaotic movement. It can also refer to a state of confusion or being mixed up, and in a more specific context, a type of horse.

Derived headwords

المَوْجnoun
  1. 1.
    waveboth

    That which rises from the water above the water.

  2. 2.
    agitation, disturbanceboth

    The disturbance or agitation of anything.

مَاجَverb
  1. 1.
    to wave, to surgeboth

    The sea waves and surges.

  2. 2.
    to be agitated, to be disturbedboth

    To be agitated or disturbed.

  3. 3.
    to be confused, to be bewilderedclassical

    To be agitated and bewildered.

  4. 4.
    to mingle, to mixboth

    People mingle and mix together.

  5. 5.
    to be disordered, to be chaoticclassical

    Their affair became disordered.

مَاجَ يَمُوجُverb
  1. 1.
    to wave, to surgeboth

    The sea waves and surges.

مَوْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    waving, surgingboth

    The act of the sea waving and surging.

مَوْجَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    agitation, disturbanceboth

    The agitation or disturbance of anything.

مُؤَوَّجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    agitation, disturbanceboth

    The act of the sea waving and surging.

تَمَوَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be agitated, to be disturbedboth

    Its waves were agitated.

مَائِجadjective
  1. 1.
    agitated, disturbedboth

    Agitated or disturbed.

مُؤَوِّجadjective
  1. 1.
    agitated, disturbedboth

    Agitated or disturbed.

  2. 2.
    confused, bewilderedclassical

    A confused or bewildered person.

مُؤَوِّج الداغِصَةother
  1. 1.
    agitated boilclassical

    An agitated boil.

مُؤَوِّج السِّلْعَةother
  1. 1.
    shifting tumorclassical

    A tumor that moves between the skin and the bone.

أَمْواجnoun
  1. 1.
    wavesboth

    Plural of موج (wave).

غُوج مُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, excellent (horse)classical

    A swift and excellent horse.

  2. 2.
    long-limbed (horse)classical

    A horse that is long-limbed.

  3. 3.
    flexible, agile (horse)classical

    A horse that bends and moves back and forth.

Parallel reading

الموج: ما ارتفع من الماء فوق الماء
The wave: that which rises from the water above the water.
والفعل ماج الموج
And the verb is 'maj' (to wave) for the wave.
والجمع أمواج
And the plural is 'amwaj' (waves).
وقد ماج البحر يموج موجا وموجانا ومؤوجا
And the sea has surged, surging a surge, and agitation, and a surging.
وتموجت: اضطربت أمواجه
And it was agitated: its waves were disturbed.
وموج كل شيء وموجانه: اضطرابه
And the agitation of everything and its surging: its disturbance.
والمؤوج: مؤوج الداغصة
And 'mu'awwij': an agitated boil.
ومؤوج السلعة: تمور بين الجلد والعظم
And 'mu'awwij al-sil'ah': it moves between the skin and the bone.
ماج يموج إذا اضطرب وتحير
'Maj' (to wave) 'yamuj' (waves) if it is disturbed and bewildered.
ورجل مؤوج: مائج
And a 'mu'awwij' man: is 'ma'ij' (agitated).
والناس يموجون
And the people are mingling.
وماج الناس: دخل بعضهم في بعض
And the people mingled: some entered into others.
وماج أمرهم: مرج
And their affair became disordered: it was chaotic.
وفرس غوج موج أي جواد
And a 'ghuj muj' horse: meaning swift.