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عجه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of separation, opposition, and stubbornness. It extends to meanings of ignorance, foolishness, arrogance, and pride, often in a negative or obstinate sense.

Derived headwords

عَجَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to separate themboth

    To cause separation between two parties or individuals, thus creating a division.

تَعْجِيهاًnoun
  1. 1.
    separationclassical

    The act of causing separation or division between people.

تَعَجَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign ignoranceboth

    To pretend not to know or understand something, often deliberately.

  2. 2.
    to become twistedclassical

    To become crooked, bent, or complicated, referring to a situation or matter.

العُنْجَهِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantboth

    Characterized by excessive pride and self-importance; haughty.

العُنْجَهِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoranceclassical

    A state of lacking knowledge or awareness.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    A lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity.

  3. 3.
    arroganceboth

    An exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

  4. 4.
    greatnessclassical

    A state of being large in size, scale, or importance.

العُنْجَهَانِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceboth

    The quality of being arrogant; haughtiness.

  2. 2.
    greatnessclassical

    A state of being large in size, scale, or importance.

Parallel reading

عَجَّهَ بينهما تعجيها: عانهما ففرق بينهما.
He separated them with a thorough separation: he aided them and then divided them.
وتعجه: تجاهل
And he feigned ignorance
والأمر: التوى.
And the matter became twisted.
والعنجهي، بالضم: المتكبر
And the arrogant one, with the damma, is the one who is arrogant.
وبهاء: الجهل، والحمق، والكبر، والعظمة، كالعنجهانية، وتخفف.
And with the 'ha' (as in 'unjahiyyah'): ignorance, foolishness, arrogance, and greatness, like 'unjahaniyyah', and with shortening.