← Back to Taj al-Arus

وهج

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense heat, burning, and glowing, often associated with fire, the sun, or strong emotions. It extends to the radiance and brilliance of objects and the intensity of smells.

Derived headwords

وَهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to burn intenselyboth

    Said of fire when it becomes intensely hot and bright.

  2. 2.
    to be intensely hotboth

    Used metaphorically for a day of extreme heat.

وهجت النار — The fire burned intensely.
وَهَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatboth

    The state of being intensely hot, especially referring to the heat of the sun or fire.

  2. 2.
    intense heat (day)both

    Used metaphorically to describe a day of extreme heat.

  3. 3.
    intense heat (night)both

    Used metaphorically to describe a night of extreme heat.

يوم وهجان — A day of intense heat.
ليلة وهجانة — A night of intense heat.
وَهَجَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heat (night)both

    Used metaphorically to describe a night of extreme heat.

ليلة وهجانة — A night of intense heat.
تَوَهَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to glow intenselyboth

    Said of fire when it becomes intensely hot and bright; to ignite.

  2. 2.
    to radiate intenselyboth

    Used metaphorically for the intense radiance or brilliance of something, like a jewel or scent.

توهجت النار — The fire glowed intensely.
توهجت رائحة الطيب — The scent of the perfume radiated intensely.
أَوْهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to make intensely hotboth

    To cause something to become intensely hot or to ignite.

أوهجتها أنا — I made it intensely hot.
وَهِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatboth

    The state of being intensely hot, especially referring to fire or the sun.

  2. 2.
    radianceboth

    The intense glow or brilliance of something.

  3. 3.
    spreading scentclassical

    The diffusion and strong presence of a pleasant aroma.

لها وهيج — It has an intense heat.
وهيج الطيب — The spreading scent of the perfume.
وَهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatboth

    The state of being intensely hot, especially referring to fire or the sun.

  2. 2.
    radianceboth

    The intense glow or brilliance of something.

  3. 3.
    heat of the sun/fire (from afar)both

    The perceptible heat radiating from the sun or fire from a distance.

الوهج والوهيج — The radiance and intense heat.
وهج الشمس — The heat of the sun from afar.
وَهَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to make intensely hotboth

    To cause something to become intensely hot or to ignite.

وهجتها أنا — I made it intensely hot.
وَهِيجهnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading scentclassical

    The diffusion and strong presence of a pleasant aroma.

وهيجه: انتشاره وأرجه — Its spreading and fragrance.
وَهَّاجadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely hotboth

    Describing something that is intensely hot or burning, like fire or the sun.

  2. 2.
    radiantboth

    Describing something that shines brightly or glows intensely.

سراجا وهاجا — A brightly shining lamp.
مُتَوَهِّجadjective
  1. 1.
    glowing intenselyboth

    Describing something that is glowing intensely, like fire or a jewel.

  2. 2.
    radiantboth

    Describing something that is shining brightly or radiating intensely.

  3. 3.
    sexually passionateclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe a woman who is sexually passionate or ardent.

متوهجة من النساء — A woman who is sexually passionate.

Parallel reading

وهجت النار
The fire burned intensely.
يوم وهج ككتف ووهجان
A day of intense heat.
ليلة وهجة ووهجانة
A night of intense heat.
وقد وهجا وهجا ووهجانا
And it burned intensely with heat.
والاسم الوهج محركة
And the noun is 'al-wahaj', with vowelization.
وقد توهجت النار
And the fire glowed intensely.
وأوهجتها أنا
And I made it intensely hot.
ولها وهيج
And it has an intense heat.
وهج الطيب ووهيجه
The intense heat and spreading scent of the perfume.
توهجت رائحة الطيب
The scent of the perfume radiated intensely.
والوهج والوهيج تلألؤ الشيء وتوقده
And 'al-wahaj' and 'al-wahij' mean the shining and intense heat of a thing.
توهج الجوهر
The jewel radiated intensely.
كأن ابنة السهمي درة قامس لها بعد تقطيع النبوح وهيج
As if the daughter of As-Sahmi were a pearl from a diver, having for her, after the cutting of the rope, a radiance.
والوهج والوهيج والوهجان والتوهج حرارة الشمس والنار من بعيد
And 'al-wahaj', 'al-wahij', 'al-wahajan', and 'at-tawahhuj' are the heat of the sun and fire from a distance.
وهجان الجمر اضطرام توهجه
The glowing of the embers is the intensity of their burning.
ونجم وهاج
And a brightly shining star.
سراجا وهاجا
A brightly shining lamp.
والمتوهجة من النساء
And the woman who is sexually passionate.