هوج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes foolishness, recklessness, and excessive haste. It extends to describe something or someone characterized by uncontrolled speed, immoderation, or a lack of proper guidance, often in the context of war or strong winds.

Derived headwords

هَوَجٌnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
A state of being foolish, lacking sense or reason.
2.
recklessnessboth
Acting without proper consideration for consequences, often due to haste or lack of judgment.

هَاجَverb

1.
to be foolishclassical
To exhibit foolishness or lack of sense.

هوج هوجا — He was foolish, exhibiting foolishness.

أَهْوَجُadjective

1.
foolishboth
Characterized by foolishness, lacking intelligence or good judgment.
2.
recklessboth
Acting with excessive haste and without proper caution, especially in battle.
3.
excessively tallclassical
Being of immoderate height, often combined with foolishness or haste.
4.
hastyboth
Acting quickly and impulsively, without careful thought.

هَوْجَاءُadjective

1.
fast-moving (camel)classical
Describing a she-camel that is exceptionally fast, as if driven by a wild impulse.
2.
strong (wind)both
Describing a wind that blows intensely and continuously, often with destructive force.
3.
violent (strike)classical
Describing a blow that is sudden, forceful, and overwhelming.

أَهْوَجَهُverb

1.
to find foolishclassical
To perceive or discover someone to be foolish or reckless.

وأهوجه: وجده أهوج — And to find him foolish: meaning to find him foolish.

هَوْجَاءُnoun

1.
strong windsclassical
Plural of a strong, destructive wind.

هَوْجَاءُ الطُّولِphrase

1.
excessively tallclassical
A descriptive phrase for someone who is excessively tall, often implying a lack of proportion or grace.

ويقال للطوال إذا أفرط في طوله: أهوج الطول — And it is said of the tall one if he exceeds in his height: excessively tall.

هَوْجَاءُnoun

1.
needclassical
A need or necessity, possibly a dialectal or mispronounced form.

ما فعلت في تلك الهاجة؟ — What did you do about that need?

Parallel reading

الهوج كالهوك: الحمق؛

Al-hawj is like al-hawak: foolishness;

هوج هوجا، فهو أهوج، والأنثى هوجاء، والهوج مصدر الأهوج، وهو الأحمق.

He was foolish, exhibiting foolishness, so he is foolish (male), and the female is foolish (female), and al-hawj is the source of al-ahwaj, which is the foolish one.

وأهوجه: وجده أهوج.

And to find him foolish: meaning to find him foolish.

والأهوج: الشجاع الذي يرمي بنفسه في الحرب، على التشبيه بذلك.

And al-ahwaj: the brave one who throws himself into battle, by way of simile.

والأهوج: المفرط الطول مع هوج، ويقال للطوال إذا أفرط في طوله: أهوج الطول.

And al-ahwaj: the excessively tall one with foolishness, and it is said of the tall one if he exceeds in his height: excessively tall.

ورجل أهوج بين الهوج أي طويل، وبه تسرع وحمق.

And a foolish man, characterized by foolishness, meaning tall, and with him is haste and foolishness.

هذا الأهوج البجباج.

This reckless, boisterous one.

الأهوج: المسرع إلى الأمور كما يتفق، وقيل: الأحمق القليل الهداية؛

Al-ahwaj: the one who rushes into matters as they happen, and it was said: the foolish one with little guidance;

أما والله لئن شاء لتجدن الأشعث أهوج جريئا.

By God, if he wills, you will find Al-Ash'ath foolish, reckless, and bold.

والهوجاء من الإبل الناقة التي كأن بها هوجا من سرعتها، وكذلك بعير أهوج؛

And al-hawja' from the camels is the she-camel that seems to have a wild impulse from her speed, and likewise a male camel is ahwaj;

وريح هوجاء: متداركة الهبوب كأن بها هوجا؛

And a strong wind: one whose blowing is successive as if it has a wild impulse;

وقيل: هي التي تحمل المور وتجر الذيل.

And it was said: it is the one that carries dust and drags its tail.

والهوجاء: الريح التي تقلع البيوت، والجمع هوج.

And al-hawja': the wind that uproots houses, and its plural is hawj.

هي الشديدة الهبوب من جميع الرياح؛

It is the intensely blowing one of all winds;

ولهت عليه كل معصفة ... هوجاء، ليس للبها زبر

And every strong wind ... blew upon him, which has no restraint.

وضربة هوجاء هجمت على الجوف.

And a violent strike that fell upon the vital organs.

والهوجاء: من صفة الناقة خاصة، ولا يقال: جمل أهوج، قال: وهي الناقة السريعة لا تتعاهد مواطئ مناسمها من الأرض.

And al-hawja': is specifically a description of a she-camel, and it is not said of a male camel: ahwaj, he said: and it is the fast she-camel that does not pay attention to the places where her hooves land on the ground.

أبو عمرو: في فلان عوج وهوج، بمعنى واحد.

Abu Amr: In so-and-so there is crookedness and foolishness, meaning one and the same.

ما فعلت في تلك الهاجة؟

What did you do about that need?

يريد الحاجة لأن مكحولا كان في لسانه لكنة، وكان من سبي كابل، قال: أو هو على قلب الحاء هاء.

He means 'need' because Mak'hul had a lisp, and he was a captive from Kabul, he said: or it is a transposition of 'ha' to 'ha'.