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الوجل

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fear, apprehension, and timidity. It extends to related ideas like being aged or elderly, and also includes geographical names and a term for a water-filled pit.

Derived headwords

الوَّجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Fearboth

    Fear, apprehension, or dread.

وَجِلَverb
  1. 1.
    To fearboth

    To be fearful, to experience fear or apprehension.

يَأْجِلُverb
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    To fearclassical

    A form of the verb meaning to fear.

يَيْجِلُverb
  1. 1.
    To fearclassical

    A form of the verb meaning to fear.

يُوجَلُverb
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    To fearclassical

    A form of the verb meaning to fear.

يِيْجَلُverb
  1. 1.
    To fearclassical

    A form of the verb meaning to fear.

وَجَلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Fear (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) of 'wajila', signifying fear or apprehension.

مَوْجَلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Fear (masdar)classical

    Another form of the verbal noun (masdar) signifying fear or apprehension.

أَيْجَلْother
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    Command to fearclassical

    The imperative form of the verb, meaning 'fear!'

مَوْجِلٌnoun
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    Place of fearclassical

    A place associated with fear or where one might be fearful.

أَوْجَلُadjective
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    Fearfulboth

    Describing someone who is fearful or timid.

وَجِلٌadjective
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    Fearfulboth

    Describing someone who is fearful or timid.

وُجَّالٌnoun
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    Fearful onesclassical

    Plural of 'awjal' or 'wajil', referring to fearful people.

وَجِلُونَnoun
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    Fearful onesclassical

    Plural of 'wajil', referring to fearful people.

وَجِلَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Fearful (fem.)both

    Feminine form describing a female who is fearful or timid.

وَاجَلَهُverb
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    To be more fearful thanclassical

    To surpass someone in fearfulness or apprehension.

حُفْرَةٌnoun
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    Pitclassical

    A pit or hollow where water collects.

إِيجْلَىname
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    A name (place)classical

    A proper noun, likely a place name.

إِيْجِلْنname
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    A fortress nameclassical

    The name of a fortress located in the Maghreb (North Africa).

إِيْجِلِينname
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    A mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain overlooking the city of Marrakech.

وَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow oldclassical

    To become old or advanced in age.

الوُجُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Eldersclassical

    A term referring to elderly people or elders.

Parallel reading

الوَّجَلُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الخَوْفُ.
Al-wajal, with harakah (vowelization), means fear.
وَجِلَ، كَفَرِحَ، يَاْجِلُ وَيَيْجِلُ وَيُوجَلُ وَيِيْجَلُ، بِكَسْرِ أَوَّلِهِ، وَجَلاً وَمَوْجَلاً، كَمَقْعَدٍ، وَالأَمْرُ: أَيْجَلْ.
Wajila, like fariha, ya'jilu, yayjilu, yujalu, and yiyjalu, with a kasrah on the first letter, (masdar) wajalan and mawjalan, like maq'ad, and the command is: ajjal.
وَكَمَنْزِلٍ: لِلْمَوْضِعِ.
And like manzil: it refers to a place.
وَرَجُلٌ أَوْجَلُ وَوَجِلٌ ج: وُجَّالٌ وَوَجِلُونَ، وَهِيَ وَجِلَةٌ.
And a man is awjal and wajil; plural: wujjālun and wajilūna, and she (a woman) is wajilah.
وَوَاجَلَهُ فَوَجَلَهُ: كَانَ أَشَدَّ وَجَلاً مِنْهُ.
And he surpassed him in fear (wajalahu), so he was more fearful than him.
وَكَأَمِيرٍ وَمَوْعِدٍ: حُفْرَةٌ يَسْتَنْقِعُ فِيهَا المَاءُ.
And like amir and maw'id: a pit in which water collects.
وَإِيجْلَى: ع.
And Ijla: a name (likely a place).
وَإِيْجِلْن: قَلْعَةٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ.
And Ijiln: a fortress in the Maghreb.
وَإِيْجِلِين: جَبَلٌ مُشْرِفٌ عَلَى مَرَّاكُشَ.
And Ijilin: a mountain overlooking Marrakech.
وَوَجَلَ، كَكَرُمَ: كَبُرَ.
And wajala, like karuma: to grow old.
وَالوُجُولُ: الشُّيُوخُ.
And al-wujūl: the elders.