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الوحج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of seeking refuge or shelter, and by extension, the place where one finds such refuge. It also extends to the idea of causing someone to seek refuge or be sheltered.

Derived headwords

الوَحَجnoun
  1. 1.
    refugeboth

    A place of safety or shelter sought by someone in danger or distress.

وَحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refugeclassical

    To take shelter or find a safe place, often due to fear or danger.

أَوْحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to seek refugeclassical

    To make someone seek refuge or to force them into a place of shelter.

الوَحْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden placeclassical

    A place that is obscure, concealed, or difficult to access.

أَوْحَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden placesclassical

    The plural form of 'al-wahjah', referring to multiple obscure or concealed locations.

Parallel reading

الوَحَجُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: المَلْجَأُ.
Al-wahaj, with vowels, means the refuge.
وَحَجَ، كَفَرِحَ: التَجَأَ.
Wahaja, like faraha, means he sought refuge.
وَأَوْحَجْتُهُ: أَلْجَأْتُهُ.
And I caused him to seek refuge: I made him take refuge.
وَالوَحْجَةُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: المَكَانُ الغَامِضُ، ج: أَوْحَاجٌ.
And al-wahjah, with vowels, is the obscure place, plural: awhaj.