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فجع

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense grief, sorrow, and affliction, particularly due to loss or calamity. It describes the act of causing such pain, the state of being afflicted, and the painful events themselves.

Derived headwords

فَجَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to grieve intenselyboth

    To afflict someone with intense sorrow or grief, especially due to a painful loss.

  2. 2.
    to wound deeplyboth

    To cause deep emotional pain or suffering.

فَجِيعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityboth

    A grievous misfortune or disaster that causes intense sorrow.

  2. 2.
    heartbreakboth

    A cause of intense grief or sorrow.

مَفْجُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    grievedboth

    Deeply sorrowful or afflicted by loss.

  2. 2.
    heartbrokenboth

    Overwhelmed with grief.

فَجِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    grievedboth

    Experiencing intense sorrow or affliction.

تَفْجِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    causing griefboth

    The act of causing intense sorrow or affliction to someone.

فَوَاجِعnoun
  1. 1.
    calamitiesboth

    Painful misfortunes or disasters that deeply affect a person.

فَاجِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityboth

    A painful event or misfortune that causes deep sorrow.

تَفَجُّعnoun
  1. 1.
    lamentingboth

    Expressing intense sorrow or grief over a loss or misfortune.

  2. 2.
    moaningboth

    The act of groaning or crying out in pain due to grief.

فَاجِعnoun
  1. 1.
    ravenclassical

    A raven, often considered an omen of separation or bad news.

فَاجِعadjective
  1. 1.
    grievingboth

    Expressing deep sorrow or distress.

مُتَفَجِّعadjective
  1. 1.
    grievingboth

    One who is expressing intense sorrow and regret.

مُفْجَعadjective
  1. 1.
    grievousboth

    Causing intense sorrow or pain.

Parallel reading

الرزية الموجعة بما يكرم فجعه يفجعه فجعا
The painful calamity that grieves someone, it grieves him grievously.
فهو مفجوع وفجيع
So he is one who is grieved and sorrowful.
وهي الفجيعة
And it is the calamity.
وكذلك التفجيع
And likewise is the causing of grief.
وفجعته المصيبة أي أوجعته
And the calamity afflicted him, meaning it pained him.
والفواجع: المصائب المؤلمة التي تفجع الإنسان بما يعز عليه من مال أو حميم
And al-fawājiʿ: the painful calamities that grieve a person with what is dear to them of wealth or kin.
الواحدة فاجعة
The singular is fājiʿah.
ودهر فاجع له حميم
And a grievous time that has a dear one.
فجعني الرعد والصواعق بالفارس
The thunder and lightning grieved me with the horseman.
يوم الكريهة، النجد ونزلت بفلان فاجعة
The day of battle, the high ground, and a calamity befell so-and-so.
والتفجع: التوجع والتضور للرزية
And al-tafajjuʿ: the feeling of pain and groaning for the calamity.
وتفجعت له أي توجعت
And I felt grief for him, meaning I felt pain.
والفاجع: الغراب، صفة غالبة لأنه يفجع لنعيه بالبين
And al-fājiʿ: the raven, a dominant characteristic because it grieves with its cry of separation.
ورجل فاجع ومتفجع: لهفان متأسف
And a man fājiʿ and mutafajjiʿ: distressed and regretful.
وميت فاجع ومفجع: جاء على أفجع، ولم يتكلم به
And a dead person fājiʿ and mufjaʿ: it comes in the form afjaʿ, but it is not spoken.