وجح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of appearing, becoming clear, and being evident. It also extends to meanings of refuge, shelter, and concealment, as well as tightness or constriction.

Derived headwords

وَجَحَverb

1.
to appear, become clearboth
The road appeared and became clear.
2.
to take refuge, seek shelterclassical
He took refuge or sought shelter.

أَوْجَحَverb

1.
to illuminate, become brightboth
The fire illuminated and became apparent.
2.
to make clear, clarifyboth
The horse's blaze became clear.
3.
to constrict, make tightclassical
Urine constricted him.
4.
to cover, concealclassical
He covered the tent.

إِيجَاحnoun

1.
clarificationclassical
The act of becoming clear or evident.
2.
concealmentclassical
The act of covering or hiding something.

وَجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.
3.
smooth rockclassical
Smooth, flat rock.
4.
remaining partclassical
A remnant or remainder of something.

وَجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.
3.
smooth rockclassical
Smooth, flat rock.
4.
remaining partclassical
A remnant or remainder of something.

وَجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.
3.
smooth rockclassical
Smooth, flat rock.
4.
remaining partclassical
A remnant or remainder of something.

وَجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.
3.
smooth rockclassical
Smooth, flat rock.
4.
remaining partclassical
A remnant or remainder of something.

أَجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.

إِجَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
covering, screenclassical
Something that hides or conceals.

مُوجِحadjective

1.
sheltered, concealedclassical
Something that is covered or hidden.
2.
constricted, tightclassical
Feeling pressure or tightness, especially from bodily needs.
3.
strong, denseclassical
Describing a thick, strong fabric.
4.
refugeclassical
A place of refuge or shelter.

وَجَاحَةnoun

1.
clarity, evidentnessclassical
The state of being clear and apparent.

وَجِيحadjective

1.
sheltered, concealedclassical
Something that is covered or hidden.
2.
strong, denseclassical
Describing a thick, strong fabric.

مُوجَحadjective

1.
sheltered, concealedclassical
Something that is covered or hidden.
2.
constricted, tightclassical
Feeling pressure or tightness, especially from bodily needs.
3.
strong, denseclassical
Describing a thick, strong fabric.
4.
refugeclassical
A place of refuge or shelter.

وَجَحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.
2.
cave, grottoclassical
A natural hollow or cave.

مُوجَحadjective

1.
sheltered, concealedclassical
Something that is covered or hidden.
2.
constricted, tightclassical
Feeling pressure or tightness, especially from bodily needs.
3.
strong, denseclassical
Describing a thick, strong fabric.
4.
refugeclassical
A place of refuge or shelter.

جَاحnoun

1.
shelter, refugeclassical
A place of concealment or protection.

مُوجُوحadjective

1.
returned, repelledclassical
Describing a door that is closed or shut.

Parallel reading

وجح الطريق: ظهر ووضح.

The road appeared and became clear.

وأوجحت النار: أضاءت وبدت.

And the fire illuminated and became apparent.

وأوجحت غرة الفرس إيجاحا: اتضحت.

And the horse's blaze became clear, a clarification.

وليس دونه وجاح ووجاح ووجاج أي ستر

And there is no covering or shelter behind him.

ما دونه أجاح وإجاح

There is no covering or shelter behind him.

جاء فلان وما عليه وجاح أي شيء يستره

So-and-so came and had nothing on him to cover him.

أسود شرى لقين أسود غاب ... ببرز، ليس بينهم وجاح

Black lions of Qayyin, black lions of Ghābah... in the open, with no covering between them.

والموجح: الملجأ كأنه ألجئ إلى موضع يستره.

And the refuge: the place of refuge, as if one is forced to a place that shelters him.

والوجح: الملجأ، وكذلك الوجيح

And the refuge: the place of refuge, and likewise the sheltered place.

فلا وجح ينجيك إن رمت حربنا، ... ولا أنت منا عند تلك بآيل

No refuge will save you if you intend war with us, ... nor will you be among us at that time.

وقد وجح يوجح وجحا إذا التجأ

And he took refuge, seeking refuge, seeking refuge, when he sought shelter.

وأوجحه البول: ضيق عليه.

And urine constricted him: it made him feel tight.

من استطاع منكم فلا يصلين وهو موجح

Whoever among you is able, let him not pray while constricted.

قال: وما الموجح؟ قال: المرهق من خلاء أو بول، يعني مضيقا عليه

He said: And what is the constricted one? He said: The one overwhelmed by needing to relieve himself or by urine, meaning he is made tight.

وأوجح البيت: ستره

And he covered the tent: he concealed it.

والموجح الكثيف الغليظ، وثوب متين كثيف.

And the dense, thick one, and a strong, dense garment.

وثوب موجح: كثير الغزل كثيف.

And a dense garment: with much thick yarn.

وثوب وجيح وموجح: قوي، وقيل: ضيق متين

And a strong garment and a dense garment: strong, and it is said: tight and strong.

والموجح: الذي يخفي الشيء ويستره، من الوجاح وهو الستر فشبه به ما يجده المحتقن من الامتلاء.

And the concealer: he who hides and covers a thing, from al-wijāḥ which is covering, so what the one holding it feels from fullness is likened to it.

ما بيني وبينه جاح بمعنى وجاح.

There is no covering between me and him, meaning shelter.

ليس بيني وبينه وجاح وإجاح وأجاح وأجاح أي ليس بيني وبينه ستر

There is no shelter, covering, or concealment between me and him, meaning no covering between me and him.

جوْفاء محشوة في موجح مغص، ... أضيافه جوع منه مهازيل

Hollow, stuffed in a smooth, constricted skin, ... its guests are hungry, emaciated from it.

والوجاح والوجاح والوجاح الستر

And al-wijāḥ, al-wijāḥ, and al-wijāḥ is covering.

لم يدع الثلج لهم وجاحا

The snow left them no shelter.

والوجاح بقية الشيء من مال وغيره؛ وطريق موجح مهيع.

And al-wijāḥ is the remainder of a thing, of wealth and other than it; and a clear, wide road.

والموجح: الذي يوجح الشيء ويمسكه ويمنعه من الوجح وهو الملجأ

And the one who holds back: he who holds a thing, keeps it, and prevents it from the refuge, which is the place of refuge.

أتترك أمر القوم فيهم بلابل، ... وتترك غيظا كان في الصدر موجحا؟

Will you leave the affair of the people with them in turmoil, ... and leave anger that was in the chest held back?

والوجح: شبه الغار

And al-wajḥ: like a cave.

بكل أمعز منها غير ذي وجح، ... وكل دارة هجل ذات أوجاح

With every barren goat from it not having a cave, ... and every barren plain having hollows.

والوجاح: الصفا الأملس

And al-wijāḥ: the smooth rock.

كأن متونها فيها الوجاح

As if their backs have smooth rocks on them.

ويقال للماء في أسفل الحوض إذا كان مقدار ما يستره: وجاح

And water at the bottom of a basin, if it is an amount that covers it, is called 'wajāḥ'.

ولقيته أدنى وجاح «2» لأول شيء يرى.

And I met him at the slightest sign of the first thing seen.

وباب موجوح أي مردود.

And a shut door, meaning repelled.

وحفر حتى أوجح إذا بلغ الصفاة.

And he dug until he reached the bedrock.