عوج

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of crookedness, bending, or deviation from a straight path. It extends to moral crookedness, physical deformities, and also encompasses meanings related to standing still, returning, and specific animal and place names.

Derived headwords

عَوَجٌnoun

1.
crookednessboth
A state of being bent, not straight, or deviating from a straight line. This can apply to physical objects like walls or sticks.
2.
injusticeclassical
Deviation from what is right or just, often referring to matters like land or debt.

اعْوَجَّverb

1.
to become crookedboth
To be or become bent, crooked, or deviating from straightness.

اعْوِجَاجٌnoun

1.
crookednessboth
The state or act of becoming crooked or bent.

عَوَّجَverb

1.
to make crookedboth
To cause something to become bent or crooked.

تَعَوَّجَverb

1.
to bendboth
To bend or become crooked.

أَعْوَجadjective

1.
ill-manneredclassical
Describing someone with bad character or disposition.
2.
crookedboth
Bent or not straight.

الأَعْوَجname

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a famous horse belonging to the Banu Hilal tribe, with a history of changing ownership.

الأَعْوَجِيَّاتnoun

1.
mares of Al-A'wajclassical
Mares descended from or associated with the famous horse Al-A'waj.

العَوْجَاءnoun

1.
a she-camelclassical
A lean or emaciated she-camel.
2.
a hillclassical
The name of a hill facing the mountains of Tayyi' tribe.
3.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a mare belonging to 'Amir ibn Juwayn Al-Ta'i.
4.
a bowclassical
A bow, likely due to its curved shape.

عَاجَverb

1.
to stand stillclassical
To remain in place, to stop moving. This verb can be intransitive or transitive.
2.
to returnclassical
To go back or turn back.
3.
to bend the headclassical
To bend the head of a camel using its halter.

عَاجٍparticle

1.
hush!classical
A word used to quieten or restrain a female camel.

العَاجnoun

1.
ivoryboth
The material from elephant tusks.
2.
a soft she-camelclassical
A she-camel with soft, pliable joints or flanks.
3.
a dried-up udderclassical
The dried-up part of an udder.

عَوَّاجnoun

1.
seller of ivoryclassical
One who sells ivory.
2.
owner of ivoryclassical
One who possesses or deals in ivory.

ذُو عاجname

1.
a valley's nameclassical
The name of a valley.

عَوَّجَهُverb

1.
to ride itclassical
To ride upon something, specifically referring to riding in the valley named Dhu 'Ajj.

عُوج بن عَوْقname

1.
a legendary manclassical
A man said to have been born during Adam's time and lived until Moses' era, known for his immense and grotesque size.

العُوَيْجname

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to 'Urwah ibn Al-Ward.

العَوْجَانnoun

1.
a riverclassical
The name of a river.

جَبَلا عَوْجname

1.
two mountainsclassical
The names of two mountains located in Yemen.

دَارَةُ عُوَيْجname

1.
a place nameclassical
The name of a place, likely a circular settlement or area.

Parallel reading

فيه عوج، محركة، وفي نحو الأرض والدين، كعنب.

It has crookedness, pronounced with fath on the 'ayn, and in matters like land and debt, pronounced like 'inab.

وقد اعوج اعوجاجا، وعوجته فتعوج.

And it became crooked with crookedness, and I made it crooked so it became crooked.

والأعوج: السيئ الخلق، وبلا لام: فرس لبني هلال، تنسب إليه الأعوجيات، كان لكندة، فأخذته سليم، ثم صار إلى بني هلال، أو صار إليهم من بني آكل المرار، وفرس لغني بن أعصر.

And Al-A'waj: the ill-mannered, and without the definite article: a horse of Banu Hilal, to which the Al-A'wajiyat are attributed, it belonged to Kindah, then Sulaym took it, then it went to Banu Hilal, or it came to them from Banu Akil Al-Mirar, and a horse of Ghani ibn 'Asr.

والعوجاء: الضامرة من الإبل، وهضبة تناوح جبلي طيئ، وفرس عامر بن جوين الطائي، واسم لمواضع، والقوس.

And Al-'Ajwa': the lean she-camel, and a hill facing the mountains of Tayyi', and the mare of 'Amir ibn Juwayn Al-Ta'i, and a name for places, and the bow.

وعاج عوجا ومعاجا: أقام، لازم متعد، ووقف، ورجع، وعطف رأس البعير بالزمام.

And 'aja 'awjan wa ma'ajan: he stood still, intransitive and transitive, he stopped, he returned, and he bent the camel's head with the halter.

وعاج، مبنية بالكسر: زجر للناقة.

And 'aaj, built with kasr: is a call to restrain a she-camel.

والعاج: الذبل، والناقة اللينة الأعطاف، وعظم الفيل، ومن خواصه أنه إن بخر به الزرع أو الشجر لم يقربه دود، وشاربته كل يوم درهمين بماء وعسل إن جومعت بعد سبعة أيام حبلت، وصاحبه، وبائعه: عواج.

And ivory: the dried udder, and the she-camel soft of flank, and elephant bone, and among its properties is that if the crops or trees are fumigated with it, worms do not approach them, and if one drinks two dirhams of it daily with water and honey, if intercourse occurs after seven days, she will conceive, and its owner, and its seller: 'awwaj.

وذو عاج: واد.

And Dhu 'Ajj: a valley.

وعوجه تعويجا: ركبه فيه.

And 'awwajahu ta'wijan: he rode in it.

وعوج بن عوق، بضمهما: رجل ولد في منزل آدم، فعاش إلى زمن موسى، وذكر من عظم خلقه شناعة.

And 'Uj ibn 'Awq, with both pronounced with damma: a man born in Adam's dwelling, who lived until the time of Moses, and it was mentioned of his immense creation that it was hideous.

والعويج: فرس عروة بن الورد.

And Al-'Uwayj: the horse of 'Urwah ibn Al-Ward.

والعوجان، محركة: نهر.

And Al-'Aujan, pronounced with harakah: a river.

وجبلا عوج، بالضم: جبلان باليمن.

And Jabala 'Auj, with damma: two mountains in Yemen.

دارة عويج، كزبير: م.

Daratu 'Uwayj, like Zubayr: a place.