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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of insulting or denigrating someone, particularly through poetry. It also extends to describing intense heat and identifying specific creatures like frogs.

Derived headwords

هَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to insultboth

    To insult or revile someone, especially using poetry.

هَجْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insultboth

    The act of insulting or reviling, particularly with poetry.

هَجَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    satireboth

    Poetry used for insult or satire; the act of satirizing.

  2. 2.
    spellingclassical

    The act of breaking down a word into its letters; spelling.

هَاجَيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to satirize himboth

    I satirized him; I engaged in poetic insult with him.

هَجَوْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to insult himboth

    I insulted him.

هَجَانِيverb
  1. 1.
    he insulted meboth

    He insulted me; he satirized me.

أُهْجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    satirical poemclassical

    A poem or verse used for mutual insult or satire between people.

أُهْجُوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    satirical poemclassical

    A poem or verse used for mutual insult or satire between people.

تَهَاجَوْنَverb
  1. 1.
    to insult each otherboth

    They insult each other, engaging in mutual satire.

هَجَّيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to spellclassical

    I spelled out the letters of a word.

تَهَجِّيَتُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to spell themclassical

    I spelled them out, referring to letters.

هَجَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    likenessclassical

    Resemblance or similarity to something else.

هَجْوُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatclassical

    The intense heat of the day.

هَجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    frogclassical

    A frog.

أُهْجِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to find it satiricalclassical

    I found the poetry to be satirical or insulting.

المُهَجِّتُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    those who insultclassical

    Those who engage in mutual insult or satire.

Parallel reading

هجاه هجوا وهجاء: شتمه بالشعر.
He insulted him with insult and satire: he reviled him with poetry.
وهاجيته هجوته وهجاني
And I satirized him, I insulted him, and he insulted me.
وبينهم أهجية وأهجوة يتهاجون بها.
And between them is a satirical poem and a verse with which they insult each other.
والهجاء، ككساء: تقطيع اللفظة بحروفها، وهجيت الحروف، وتهجيتها.
And al-hija', like kisaa': is the breaking down of the word into its letters, and I spelled the letters, and I spelled them out.
وهذا على هجاء هذا: على شكله.
And this is according to the likeness of that: according to its form.
وهجو يومنا، كسرو: اشتد حره.
And the intense heat of our day, kasara: its heat intensified.
والهجاة: الضفدع.
And al-hajaah: the frog.
وأهجيت الشعر: وجدته هجاء.
And I found the poetry to be satirical: I found it to be satire.
والمهتجون: المهاجون.
And al-muhtajoon: those who engage in mutual insult.