الوجس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feelings of fear, apprehension, or unease, often triggered by subtle or hidden stimuli like faint sounds. It also extends to concepts of hidden knowledge, subtle perceptions, and the passage of time.

Derived headwords

الوجِسnoun

1.
fear, apprehensionboth
A sudden fear or apprehension that strikes the heart or is perceived through hearing, often caused by a sound or something else.
2.
faint soundclassical
A subtle, barely audible sound.

الوجَسَانnoun

1.
fear, apprehensionclassical
Similar to الوجس, referring to a feeling of fear or apprehension.

الأَوْجَسnoun

1.
time, eternityclassical
The passage of time, or eternity.
2.
small amount of foodclassical
A small quantity of food or drink.

الواجِسnoun

1.
inner thought, preoccupationboth
A thought that comes to mind, an inner preoccupation or worry.

مِيجاسnoun

1.
knowledgeclassical
Knowledge, particularly of a subtle or hidden nature.

أَوْجَسَverb

1.
to sense, to feelboth
To perceive or feel something internally, often a subtle sensation or emotion.
2.
to harbor (a thought)both
To inwardly harbor or conceal a thought or intention.

تَوَجَّسَverb

1.
to listen for, to eavesdropboth
To listen intently for a faint sound, or to try to overhear something.
2.
to taste slightlyclassical
To taste food or drink in small quantities, or to sample it.

Parallel reading

الفزع يقع في القلب أو السمع من صوت أو غيره

Fear strikes the heart or hearing from a sound or something else.

كالوعد

Like the word 'wa'd' (promise).

والصوت الخفي

And the hidden sound.

وأن يكون مع جاريته والأخرى تسمع حسه

And for him to be with his female slave, and another hears his sensation.

والأوجس: الدهر

And Al-Awjas: time/eternity.

وقد تضم الجيم

And the 'jim' may be included (in pronunciation).

والقليل من الطعام والشراب

And a little of food and drink.

والواجس: الهاجس

And Al-Wajis: Al-Hajis (inner thought).

وميجاس: علم

And Mijās: knowledge.

فأوجس في نفسه

So he sensed within himself.

أي: أحس، وأضمر

Meaning: he felt, and he harbored.

تسمع إلى الصوت الخفي

To listen for the faint sound.

والطعام أو الشراب: تذوقه قليلا قليلا

And food or drink: to taste it little by little.

ولا أفعله سجيس الأوجس

And I will not do it for the duration of eternity.