وجن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, hitting, or pressing, often with force. It also extends to concepts of elevation, particularly in the context of landforms and facial features, and can denote submission or humility.

Derived headwords

وَجَنَverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike or hit something, similar to the verb وعد (wa'ada).
2.
to strike the groundclassical
To strike the ground with something.
3.
to pound clothclassical
The fuller pounds cloth.

الوِجْنnoun

1.
side of a valleyclassical
The edge or bank of a valley.
2.
elevated landclassical
A rising or slightly elevated tract of land that extends and slopes.

الوِجْنَاءadjective

1.
strong camelclassical
Describing a she-camel that has prominent cheekbones, indicating strength and good build.

الوِجْنَةnoun

1.
cheekboneboth
The prominent part of the cheek, the cheekbone.

الأَجِنَّةnoun

1.
cheekbonesboth
The prominent parts of the cheeks, the cheekbones.

المِيْجَنَةnoun

1.
pounderclassical
A tool used for pounding, such as a pestle or mallet.

ج: مواجن — a pestle or mallet, plural: mawājin

الميجنة: المدقة — The mījana: the pounder.

تَوَجَّنَverb

1.
to be humbledclassical
To become humbled, submissive, or lowly.
2.
to be submissiveclassical
To exhibit submission or deference.

الأَوْجَنnoun

1.
thick ropeclassical
A thick, strong rope.

المَوْجُوْنَةadjective

1.
shyclassical
Describing someone who is shy or bashful.

تَوْجِيْنnoun

1.
humiliationclassical
The state of being humbled or brought low; humiliation.

Parallel reading

وَجَنَ به، كوعد: رمى

He struck with it, like wa'ada: he threw.

و به الأرض: ضربها به

And with it the ground: he struck it with it.

و القصار الثوب: دقه

And the fuller pounds the cloth: he beat it.

والوجين: شط الوادي

And al-wijin: the bank of the valley.

والعارض من الأرض ينقاد ويرتفع قليلا

And the rising land that extends and rises slightly.

ومنه: الوجناء، للناقة الشديدة

And from it: al-wajinā', for the strong she-camel.

والوجنة، مثلثة وككلمة ومحركة، والأجنة، مثلثة: ما ارتفع من الخدين

And al-wajnah, with three possible pronunciations, and al-ajinnah, with three possible pronunciations: what rises from the cheeks.

والميجنة: المدقة ج: مواجن

And al-mījana: the pounder, plural: mawājin.

وتوجن: ذل، وخضع

And tawajjana: he was humbled, and he submitted.

والأوجن: الحبل الغليظ

And al-awjan: the thick rope.

والموجونة: الخجلة

And al-mawjūnah: the shy one.

وما أدري أي من وجن الجلد هو توجينا، أي: أي الناس

And I do not know from which part of the skin it is our humiliation, meaning: which people.