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وجح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, and obscuring. It extends to concepts of thickness, solidity, and the appearance of something hidden, such as water in a basin or a road becoming clear.

Derived headwords

وَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, concealmentboth

    The act or state of covering or concealing something.

وَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, concealmentboth

    The act or state of covering or concealing something.

وَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, concealmentboth

    The act or state of covering or concealing something.

أَجَاحverb
  1. 1.
    to cover, concealclassical

    To cover or conceal something, possibly by inversion of the initial 'waw' to 'alif'.

إِجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, concealmentclassical

    The act or state of covering or concealing something, possibly by inversion of the initial 'waw' to 'alif'.

أَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, concealmentclassical

    The act or state of covering or concealing something, possibly by inversion of the initial 'waw' to 'alif'.

وَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    small amount of waterclassical

    Refers to a small amount of water at the bottom of a basin, just enough to cover it.

وَجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    first sightclassical

    The very first thing one sees, the initial glimpse.

أَوْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to constrict, make narrowclassical

    To make something constrict or become narrow, specifically used in relation to urine.

مُوجَحadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, denseclassical

    Describes a garment that is thick, dense, and sturdy.

وَجِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, denseclassical

    Describes something as thick, dense, and sturdy.

مَوْجُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    returned, repelledclassical

    Describes a door that has been shut or repelled.

أَوْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to become clear, appearclassical

    To become clear, evident, or apparent, used in relation to fire.

أَوْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to become clear, appearclassical

    To become clear or apparent, used in relation to a path.

أَوْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to reach bedrockclassical

    To dig until bedrock or solid rock is reached.

Parallel reading

الوجاح والوجاح والوجاح: الستر.
Al-wijāḥ, al-wijāḥ, and al-wijāḥ: concealment.
لم يدع الثلج لهم وجاحا
The snow left them no concealment.
وربما قلبوا الواو ألفا فقالوا: أجاح وإجاح وأجاح.
And sometimes they invert the 'waw' to an 'alif' and say: ajāḥa, ijāḥ, and ajāḥ.
ويقال للماء في أسفل الحوض إذا كان مقدار ما يستره: وجاح.
And it is said of water at the bottom of a basin, if it is an amount that covers it: wijāḥ.
ويقال: لقيته أدنى وجاح، لاول شئ يرى.
And it is said: I met him at the slightest glimpse, at the first thing seen.
وأوجحه البول: ضيق عليه.
And 'awjaḥahu al-bawlu': it constricted him, i.e., made it narrow for him.
ومن ثوب موجح، أي صفيق متين، ووجيح أيضا.
And from a garment 'mūjaḥ', meaning thick and sturdy, and 'wajīḥ' also.
وباب موجوح، أي مردود.
And a door 'mūjūḥ', meaning shut or repelled.
وأوجحت النار، أي وضحت وبدت.
And the fire 'awjaḥat': meaning it became clear and appeared.
وأوجح لنا الطريق.
And the road became clear for us.
ويقال: حفر حتى أوجح، إذا بلغ الصفا.
And it is said: he dug until he reached bedrock, when he reached the solid rock.