هجج

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense heat, fire, and burning. It also extends to concepts of deep valleys, long distances, and hasty or reckless actions. Additionally, it encompasses sounds, animal calls, and certain types of terrain.

Derived headwords

الهَجِيجnoun

1.
intense heat, blazeboth
The intense heat or blaze of fire, accompanied by the sound of its roaring.
2.
deep valleyclassical
A deep valley, particularly in the Yaman dialect.
3.
long landclassical
A long stretch of land that seems to hasten travelers.
4.
line, markclassical
A line or mark drawn on the ground, used in divination.

هجت النار تهج هجا وهجيجا؛ إذا اتقدت وسمعت صوت استهارها، وهججها هو — The fire blazed intensely, making a roaring sound, and that is its 'hajij'.

الإِهْجِيجnoun

1.
deep valleyclassical
A deep valley, used as a variant of 'hajij'.

هَجَّverb

1.
to blaze, burn intenselyboth
The fire blazed intensely, accompanied by its roaring sound.
2.
to drive away, deterclassical
To drive away or deter someone or something, often by shouting.
3.
to urge on (animal)classical
To urge on a camel or other animal, especially when it is near giving birth.
4.
to incite, provokeclassical
To incite or provoke, especially in the context of an animal's sound or behavior.

هجت النار تهج هجا وهجيجا؛ إذا اتقدت وسمعت صوت استهارها، وهججها هو — The fire blazed intensely, making a roaring sound, and that is its 'hajij'.

هَجَّجَverb

1.
to drive away (animal)classical
To drive away or deter an animal, such as a lion, by shouting.
2.
to urge on (camel)classical
To urge on a camel or other animal, especially when it is near giving birth.
3.
to make a sound (lion)classical
The lion made a loud, roaring sound.

وهجهج السبع: إذا صاح به وزجره ليكف — And 'hajhaja' the lion: if one shouts at it and deters it to stop.

الهَجَّاجadjective

1.
reckless, headstrongboth
Someone who acts rashly or impetuously, without proper consideration.
2.
tall (camel, person)both
A tall camel or person.
3.
noisy, boisterousclassical
Someone who is loud and boisterous.
4.
troublesome, wickedclassical
Someone who is full of mischief or wickedness.
5.
swift (journey)classical
A swift or intense journey.

ركب من أمره هجاج، كقطام، ويفتح آخره — He embarked on a reckless course of action.

الهَجْهَاجnoun

1.
foolish, stupidboth
A foolish or stupid person.
2.
wicked, mischievousclassical
Someone who is full of mischief or wickedness.
3.
tall (camel, person)both
A tall camel or person.
4.
lionclassical
A lion, known for its loud roar.

رجل هجهاجة: لا عقل له ولا رأي — A 'hajahjah' man: he has no intellect or opinion.

الهَجَاجَةnoun

1.
dust storm, hazeboth
A dust storm that covers everything with dirt, similar to 'ajajah'.
2.
foolish personclassical
A foolish person who acts rashly.

الهجاجة: الهبوة التي تدفن كل شيء بالتراب — The 'hajjajah': the dust storm that buries everything with soil.

هَجْparticle

1.
drive away! (animal call)both
A call used to drive away sheep or dogs.
2.
come here! (animal call)classical
A call used to urge camels or other animals.

هج هج، بالسكون: زجر للغنم — 'Hajj', with sukun: a call to drive away sheep.

هَجَّهverb

1.
to demolish, ruinclassical
To demolish or ruin a house or structure.

وهج البيت يهجه هجا وهجيجا: هدمه — And 'hajaja' the house, 'yahajju', 'hajan' and 'hajijan': to demolish it.

الهِجّnoun

1.
yoke, neck-yokeclassical
The yoke placed on the neck of an ox, along with its attachments.

والهج، بالضم: النير على عنق الثور — And 'al-hijj', with damma: the yoke on the neck of the ox.

هَجَّاجadjective

1.
intense, severe (journey)classical
A journey that is intense or severe.

وسير هجاج، كسحاب: شديد — And a 'hajjaj' journey, like 'sahab': intense.

اسْتَهَجَّverb

1.
to be headstrong, recklessboth
To act headstrong or reckless, whether right or wrong.
2.
to hasten, speed upclassical
To hasten or speed up a traveler on a journey.

واستهج السائرة في الطريق: استعجلها — And 'istahajja' the traveler on the road: to hasten them.

اهْتَجَّverb

1.
to persist in an opinionclassical
To persist in one's opinion and not heed advice.

هَجَّجَ البعيرverb

1.
eye sunkenclassical
The camel's eye became sunken due to hunger, thirst, or exhaustion.

يهجج، إذا غارت عينه في رأسه من جوع أو عطش أو إعياء غير خلقة — 'yahajjij', if its eye becomes sunken in its head from hunger, thirst, or exhaustion, not naturally.

هَاجَّةadjective

1.
sunken (eye)classical
An eye that is sunken, often due to illness or exhaustion.

وعين هاجة: أي غائرة — And a 'hajjah' eye: meaning sunken.

الهَجْهَجَةnoun

1.
sound of shouting at a lionclassical
The sound made when shouting at a lion to deter it.
2.
sound of fighting (Kurd)classical
The sound of the Kurds when fighting.

الهجهجة: حكاية صوت الرجل إذا صاح بالأسد — 'Al-hajahjah': the imitation of a man's voice when he shouts at a lion.

تَهَجْهَجَت الناقةverb

1.
giving birth soonclassical
The she-camel is nearing the time of her delivery.

تهجهجت الناقة، إذا دنا نتاجها — 'tahajjajat' the she-camel, if her delivery is near.

الهَجَاهِجnoun

1.
large, hugeclassical
Something large or huge, referring to people or camels.

الهَجْهَجnoun

1.
ram (sheep)classical
A ram, a male sheep.
2.
drinkable waterclassical
Water that is drinkable, neither too sweet nor too salty.

الهَجْهَجَةnoun

1.
hard, barren landclassical
Hard, barren land that produces no vegetation.

والهجهج بالفتح: الأرض الصلبة الجدبة التي لا نبات بها — And 'al-hajahjah', with fatha: the hard, barren land that has no vegetation.

المُسْتَهَجّadjective

1.
one who speaks falselyclassical
One who speaks on every matter, whether true or false.

Parallel reading

هجت النار تهج هجا وهجيجا؛ إذا اتقدت وسمعت صوت استهارها، وهججها هو.

The fire blazed intensely, making a roaring sound, and that is its 'hajij'.

وقد ركبوا على لومي هجاج

And they have embarked on a reckless course of action against my blame.

هجاجيك وهذاذيك.

'Hajjajik' and 'hadhadhik'.

الهجاجة: الهبوة التي تدفن كل شيء بالتراب

The 'hajjajah': the dust storm that buries everything with soil.

هجاجة منتخب الفؤاد كأنه نعامة في وادي

A foolish one chosen by the heart, as if he were an ostrich in a valley.

رجل هجهاجة: لا عقل له ولا رأي.

A 'hajahjah' man: he has no intellect or opinion.

هج هج، بالسكون: زجر للغنم

'Hajj', with sukun: a call to drive away sheep.

وعيرني تلك الحلال ولم يكن ليجعلها لابن الخبيثة خالقه ولاكنما أجدى وأمتع جده بفرق يخشيه بهجهج ناعقه

And he blamed me for those sheep, though he did not make them for the son of the wicked one, his creator. Rather, his grandfather benefited and enjoyed a flock he feared, which he drove away with a caller.

هجا هجا وهج هج وهج هج: زجر للكلب.

'Haja haja', 'hajj hajj', and 'hajj hajj': a call to drive away a dog.

أياهجا أياهجا

'Ayahaja', 'ayahaja'.

سفرت فقلت لها: هج، فتبرقعت

She revealed herself, and I said to her: 'Hajj', so she veiled herself.

وهجهج السبع: إذا صاح به وزجره ليكف

And 'hajhaja' the lion: if one shouts at it and deters it to stop.

يغشى المهجهج كالذنوب المرسل

He covers the one being shouted at like a sent cloud.

أو ذو زوائد لا يطاف بأرضه يغشى المهجهج كالذنوب المرسل

Or one with appendages whose land cannot be traversed, he covers the one being shouted at like a sent cloud.

إذا قال حاديها لها: هيج

When their driver says to them: 'Hayyij'.

فرج عنها حلق الرتائج تكفح السمائم الأواجج وقيل: عاج، وأيا أيا هج فكسر القافية

He freed her from the rings of the restraints, facing the scorching winds. And it was said: 'Aaj', and 'Aya aya hajj', breaking the rhyme.

والهجهاج: النفور. والشديد الهدير من الجمال

And 'al-hajjaj': the refractory. And the one with intense rumbling among camels.

وفحل هجهاج، في حكاية شدة هديره.

And a 'hajjaj' stallion, in describing the intensity of its rumbling.

بعيد العجب حين ترى قراه من العرنين هجهاج جلال

Far from wonder when you see its resting place from the bridge, a tall 'hajjaj' of majesty.

والهجهج بالفتح: الأرض الصلبة الجدبة التي لا نبات بها

And 'al-hajahjah', with fatha: the hard, barren land that has no vegetation.

في أرض سوء جدبة هجاهج جمع على إرادة المواضع

In bad, barren land, 'hajahij' collected to indicate places.

ماء هجهج: لا عذب ولا ملح

Hajhaj water: neither sweet nor salty.

ألا من لقبر لا تزال تهجه شمال ومسياف العشي جنوب

Is there anyone for a grave that the north continues to demolish and the afternoon sword south?

وتحتي من بنات العيد نضو أضر بنيه سير هجاج

And beneath me, from the daughters of the Eid, a worn-out one whose sons have been harmed by a 'hajjaj' journey.

واستهج رأسه أي الذي لم يترو فيه.

And 'istahajja' his head, meaning that which he did not reflect upon.

إذا حجاجا مقلتيها هججا

If the 'hajjaj' of her two eyes became sunken.

أرى العين هاج، والسنام راج، وتمشي فتفاج

I see the eye is sunken, the hump is swaying, and she walks and is startled.

وظليم هجهاج وهجاهج: كثير الصوت.

And a 'hajjaj' and 'hajahij' eagle: loud-voiced.

ويوم! هجهاج: كثير الريح شديد الصوت

And a 'hajjaj' day: windy and loud-voiced.