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هجا

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of verbal attack, specifically through poetry or prose. It encompasses both the act of composing such content and the content itself, often in opposition to praise. It also extends to the phonetic or orthographic representation of letters.

Derived headwords

الهِجاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of praiseboth

    the opposite of praise

هَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to satirize, to lampoonboth

    To engage in the act of composing invective or satire against someone.

هَجْوnoun
  1. 1.
    satirizingboth

    The verbal noun or masdar for the act of composing satire or invective.

تَهَجٍّnoun
  1. 1.
    satirizingboth

    Another form of the masdar, indicating the act of composing satire or invective.

تَهَجَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to compose satireboth

    To engage in the act of composing satire or invective, often implying a sustained or repeated effort.

مَهْجُوّadjective
  1. 1.
    one who is satirizedboth

    one who is satirized

أَهْجُوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    satirical contentclassical

    A piece of writing or speech intended as satire or invective.

أَهْجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    satirical contentclassical

    Similar to أَهْجُوَة, referring to a piece of satire or invective.

تَهَاجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to exchange satireboth

    To engage in mutual satire or invective with others.

هَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to spell outboth

    To pronounce or write out the letters of a word.

هَجْوnoun
  1. 1.
    spellingboth

    The verbal noun or masdar for the act of spelling out letters.

هَجَّيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to spell outboth

    Past tense form of the verb meaning to spell out letters.

تَهْجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spellingboth

    The masdar for the act of spelling out letters.

تَهَجِّيَتُverb
  1. 1.
    to spell outboth

    Another form of the verb meaning to spell out letters.

هاجِيadjective
  1. 1.
    writer of satireclassical

    An active participle, referring to someone who writes satire or invective.

Parallel reading

الهجاء: خلاف المدح.
Invective: the opposite of praise.
وقد هجوته هجوا وهجاء وتهجاء.
And I have satirized him with hajwan, hijaa'an, and tahajjaa'an.
دعي عنك تهجاء الرجال وأقبلي
Leave off the satire of men and come forth.
فهو مهجو.
And he is one who has been satirized.
وبينهم أهجوة وأهجية يتهاجون بها.
And among them are satirical content (ahjuwah and ahjiyah) with which they exchange satire.
والمرأة تهجو زوجها، أي تذم صحبته.
And a woman satirizes her husband, meaning she disparages his companionship.
وهجوت الحروف هجوا وهجاء،
And I spelled out the letters with hajwan and hijaa'an,
وهجيتها تهجية،
And I spelled them out with tahjiyatan,
وتهجيت، كله بمعنى.
And tahajjaytu, all of it meaning the same.
يا دار أسماء قد أقوت بأنشاج * كالوحي أو كإمام الكاتب الهاجى
O dwelling of Asma', it has become desolate with mounds of earth * like inscriptions or like the scribe who writes satire.