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الوجز

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being quick, brief, or concise. It applies to speed in movement, giving, speaking, and the nature of things or actions. It also extends to the idea of completing or seeking something.

Derived headwords

الوجزadjective
  1. 1.
    Quick-movingboth

    Describing someone or something that is fast in movement.

  2. 2.
    Generous giverclassical

    Describing someone who is quick to give or generous in their giving.

  3. 3.
    Conciseboth

    Describing speech or an action that is brief and to the point.

  4. 4.
    Concise thingboth

    Referring to something that is brief or summarized.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Splendorboth

    Radiance, beauty, or magnificence.

الواجزadjective
  1. 1.
    Conciseboth

    A concise or brief thing, similar to الوجيز.

الوجيزadjective
  1. 1.
    Conciseboth

    Brief, short, or summarized, especially in speech or writing.

وجزverb
  1. 1.
    To be quickboth

    To be quick in movement or action.

  2. 2.
    To be conciseboth

    To be brief or concise in speech.

كرمverb
  1. 1.
    To be generousboth

    To be noble, generous, or bountiful.

وعدverb
  1. 1.
    To promiseboth

    To make a promise or pledge.

جزاverb
  1. 1.
    To be quickclassical

    To be quick or swift.

وجازةnoun
  1. 1.
    Concisenessboth

    The state or quality of being brief and to the point.

وجوزاnoun
  1. 1.
    Concisenessclassical

    A state of being brief or concise.

المواجزnoun
  1. 1.
    Concise thingsboth

    Plural of a concise thing or statement.

أوجزverb
  1. 1.
    To shortenboth

    To make speech or writing shorter or more concise.

  2. 2.
    To reduceboth

    To lessen or reduce the amount of something, like a gift.

ميْجازadjective
  1. 1.
    Conciseboth

    One who is concise in speech or action.

توجزverb
  1. 1.
    To completeboth

    To bring something to completion or finish it.

  2. 2.
    To seekboth

    To seek or look for something.

وجزةname
  1. 1.
    Wajzahclassical

    The name of a mare belonging to Yazid bin Sinan.

أبو وجزةname
  1. 1.
    Abu Wajzahclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) of a Sa'di poet named Yazid bin Ubayd or Abi Ubayd.

Parallel reading

السريع الحركة
Quick-moving.
والسريع العطاء
And the quick giver.
والخفيف من الكلام والأمر
And the light (brief) of speech and affair.
والشيء الموجز
And the concise thing.
كالواجز والوجيز
Like the Wajiz and the Wajiz.
وقد وجز في منطقه
And he was concise in his speech.
ككرم ووعد
Like karuma (to be generous) and wa'ada (to promise).
وجزا ووجازة ووجوزا
Jaza, Wajazah, and Wajuzan.
والمواجز: ع.
And Al-Mawajiz: 'ayn (likely referring to a specific type or plural).
وأوجز الكلام: قل
And he shortened the speech: he made it brief.
وكلامه: قلله
And his speech: he reduced it.
وهو ميجاز
And he is concise.
والعطية: قللها
And the gift: he reduced its quantity.
وتوجز الشيء: تنجزه
And he completed the thing: he finished it.
والتمسه
And he sought it.
ووجزة: فرس يزيد بن سنان
And Wajzah: the mare of Yazid bin Sinan.
وأبو وجزة يزيد بن عبيد أو أبي عبيد: شاعر سعدي
And Abu Wajzah Yazid bin Ubayd or Abi Ubayd: a Sa'di poet.