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الوجاح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, and protection. It extends to concepts of smooth surfaces, solid materials, and providing refuge or shelter. It can also denote appearing, emerging, or reaching a certain depth.

Derived headwords

الوجاحnoun
  1. 1.
    coveringboth

    The act or state of covering or concealing.

الموجحadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth skinclassical

    Referring to smooth or polished skin.

  2. 2.
    thick clothboth

    Thick or coarse material, especially of clothing.

الوجيحadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Smooth or polished, similar to 'الموجح'.

الملجأnoun
  1. 1.
    refugeboth

    A place of shelter or refuge.

موجوحadjective
  1. 1.
    repelledclassical

    Describing a door or gate that has been pushed back or repelled.

الوجحnoun
  1. 1.
    cave-like hollowclassical

    A hollow or cavity resembling a cave.

أوجحverb
  1. 1.
    to appearboth

    To become visible, to emerge, or to show oneself.

  2. 2.
    to dig deeplyclassical

    To reach a deep or significant level in digging.

وجحverb
  1. 1.
    to appearboth

    To become visible or emerge, similar to 'أوجح'.

الوجاحnoun
  1. 1.
    smooth bedrockclassical

    Referring to smooth, hard bedrock, especially in the context of digging.

أوجحverb
  1. 1.
    to constrictclassical

    To make something narrow or constrict it, specifically referring to urination.

أوجحverb
  1. 1.
    to shelterboth

    To provide shelter or protection, to cover.

أوجحverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to take refugeclassical

    To make someone seek refuge or shelter.

Parallel reading

الوجاح، مثلثة: الستر.
Al-wajāḥ, with three possible pronunciations: the covering.
والموجح، بفتح الجيم: الجلد الأملس، والصفيق من الثياب، كالوجيح، والملجأ.
And al-mūjiḥ, with a fatha on the jīm: the smooth skin, and the thick of clothes, like al-wajīḥ, and the refuge.
وباب موجوح: مردود.
And a mōjūḥ door: repelled/pushed back.
والوجح، محركة: شبه الغار.
And al-wajaḥ, with vowelization: like a cave.
وأوجح: ظهر وبدا، كوجح
And awjaḥa: appeared and became evident, like wajaḥa.
وبلغ في الحفر الوجاح، أي: الصفا الأملس
And he reached in digging the al-wijāḥ, meaning: the smooth bedrock.
والبول زيدا: ضيق عليه
And urinating for Zayd: constricted him.
و إليه: ألجأه
And to him: he made him take refuge.
و البيت: ستره.
And the house: he covered it.
ولقيته أدنى وجاح: لأول شيء يرى.
And I met him at the nearest wajāḥ: for the first thing seen.