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الوجذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a depression or basin in a mountain that holds water, and by extension, a place that is abundant with such features. It also extends to the concept of forcing or compelling someone.

Derived headwords

وَجَذٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water-holding depressionboth

    A natural hollow or depression in a mountain that retains water.

  2. 2.
    basinboth

    A basin or cistern, especially one that collects water.

وُجِذٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water-holding depression (pl.)both

    Plural form of وَجَذٌ, referring to multiple water-holding depressions.

وُجَاذٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water-holding depression (pl.)both

    Another plural form of وَجَذٌ, referring to multiple water-holding depressions.

مَكَانٌ وَجِذٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant in depressionsboth

    A place that has many water-holding depressions or basins.

وَاجَذَ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to compel him towards itclassical

    To force or drive someone towards a particular thing or situation.

وَاجَذَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to compel him to itclassical

    To force or oblige someone to do something or to accept something.

Parallel reading

النقرة في الجبل تمسك الماء
The depression in the mountain holds water.
والحوض
And the basin.
ج: وجذان ووجاذ، بكسرهما
Plural: wajadhān and wajādh, with the vowels broken.
ومكان وجذ: كثيرها
And a place wajadh: many of them (depressions).
وواجذه إليه: اضطره
And wajadh to him towards it: he compelled him.
وعليه: أكرهه
And upon him: he forced him.