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وهج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intense heat, light, and radiance, often associated with fire. It extends to describe the glowing or shimmering of precious substances and the strong scent of perfumes.

Derived headwords

وَهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to blazeboth

    The fire blazed intensely, emitting strong heat and light.

وَهَجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    blazingboth

    The state or act of intense burning and glowing, particularly of fire.

وُهْجَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    blazingclassical

    A prolonged or intense state of blazing or glowing.

الْوَهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    heatboth

    The intense heat and glow emanating from a fire.

تَوَهَّجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to glow intenselyboth

    To shine brightly or glow with intense heat and light, often used for fire or radiant substances.

  2. 2.
    to emanate stronglyboth

    Used for the strong scent of perfume, meaning it became intensely perceptible.

  3. 3.
    to shimmerboth

    Used for precious substances, meaning they sparkled or gleamed.

أَوْهَجَتْهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to make it blazeclassical

    To cause something, like fire, to blaze intensely.

هَيَجnoun
  1. 1.
    glowclassical

    The state of glowing or intense heat, similar to 'wahaj'.

Parallel reading

وهج النار تهج وهجا ووهجانا
The fire blazed, it blazed with a blazing and a prolonged blazing.
اتقدت
It blazed.
والاسم: الوهج، محركة
And the noun is: al-wahaj, with short vowels.
وتوهجت وأوهجتها
And it blazed intensely, and it was made to blaze.
ولها وهيج: توقد
And it has, and a glow: it blazed.
وتوهجت رائحة الطيب: توقدت
And the scent of perfume became intense: it became perceptible.
و الجوهر: تلألأ
And the precious substance: it shimmered.