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هوج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes excessive length, often combined with foolishness, recklessness, or impetuosity. It can also refer to extreme speed, particularly in animals and wind, and metaphorically to bravery.

Derived headwords

الهوجnoun
  1. 1.
    excessive length and foolishnessboth

    Excessive length, often combined with a lack of sense or foolishness.

  2. 2.
    recklessness, impetuosityboth

    Recklessness and hastiness in actions.

  3. 3.
    extreme speedboth

    Extreme speed, particularly attributed to animals or wind.

هوجnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishness, recklessnessboth

    A state of foolishness, recklessness, or impetuosity.

أهوجadjective
  1. 1.
    excessively long and foolishboth

    Excessively long, often implying foolishness or lack of sense.

  2. 2.
    reckless, impetuousboth

    Reckless and hasty in approaching matters, acting without proper guidance.

  3. 3.
    brave (metaphorical)classical

    Brave, particularly one who throws himself into battle, by way of comparison to the foolish.

الهوجاءnoun
  1. 1.
    fast-moving camelboth

    A female camel that is fast-moving, as if driven by a reckless impulse.

  2. 2.
    destructive windboth

    A wind that uproots houses, or a strongly blowing wind.

هوجاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishness, recklessnessboth

    A state of foolishness, recklessness, or impetuosity.

أهوج الطولadjective
  1. 1.
    excessively longboth

    Describing someone who is excessively long, to the point of being remarkable.

الهوجاءadjective
  1. 1.
    fast-moving (camel)both

    Describing a female camel that is fast-moving.

  2. 2.
    destructive (wind)both

    Describing a wind that is destructive or blows intensely.

هوجnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of الهوجاء (wind)classical

    The plural form of الهوجاء when referring to a destructive wind.

التهوجnoun
  1. 1.
    recklessness, impetuosityclassical

    The state of being reckless or impetuous; the same as الهوج.

هاجةnoun
  1. 1.
    need, necessity (dialectal)classical

    A need or necessity, used in a specific dialect or as a linguistic anomaly.

Parallel reading

الهوج، محركة: طول في حمق
Al-hawj, with vowels moved: length in foolishness.
كالهوك
Like al-hawak.
هوجا فهو أهوج
He was excessively long and foolish, so he is ahwaj.
الأهوج: المفرط الطول مع هوج
Al-ahwaj: excessively long with foolishness.
ويقال للطويل إذا أفرط في طوله: أهوج الطول
And it is said of the tall person if he is excessive in his length: ahwaj al-tawl.
ورجل أهوج بين الهوج: أي طويل (و) به (طيش وتسرع)
And a reckless man, exhibiting recklessness: meaning tall (and) with him is hastiness and impetuosity.
هاذا الأهوج البجباج
This is the reckless, boisterous one.
الأهوج: المتسرع إلى الأمور كما يتفق
Al-ahwaj: the one who rushes into matters as they happen.
وقيل: الأحمق القليل الهداية
And it was said: the foolish one with little guidance.
وهو أهوج الطول: مفرطه
And he is ahwaj al-tawl: its excess.
والهوجاء من الإبل: الناقة المسرعة حتى كأن بها هوجا
And al-hawja' from camels: the fast-moving she-camel as if she has recklessness.
وكذالك بعير أهوج
And likewise a reckless male camel.
على ذات لوث أو بأهوج دوسر صنيع نبيل يملأ الرحل كاهله
On a strong she-camel or with a swift, noble-made male camel that fills the saddlebags up to his shoulder.
وقيل: إن الهوجاء من صفة الناقة خاصة، ولا يقال: جمل أهوج
And it was said: al-hawja' is specifically a description of a she-camel, and it is not said of a male camel: ahwaj.
وناقة هوجاء: كأن بها هوجا لسرعتها لا تتعهد مواطىء المناسم من الأرض
And a reckless she-camel: as if she has recklessness due to her speed, not minding the places where her feet land on the ground.
والهوجاء الريح التي تقلع البيوت، ج هوج
And al-hawja' is the wind that uproots houses, its plural is hawj.
هي الشديدة الهبوب من جميع الرياح
It is the intensely blowing one of all winds.
ريح هوجاء: متداركة الهبوب كأن بها هوجا
A reckless wind: one whose blowing is successive, as if it has recklessness.
وهي التي تحمل المور وتجر الذيل
And it is the one that carries dust and drags the tail.
التهوج: وهو الهوج
Al-tahawwuj: which is al-hawj.
في فلان عوج (و) هوج: بمعنى واحد
So-and-so has crookedness (and) recklessness: meaning one and the same.
ما فعلت في تلك الهاجة
What did you do in that need?
الأهوج: الشجاع الذي يرمي بنفسه في الحرب، على التشبيه بالأحمق
Al-ahwaj: the brave one who throws himself into war, by way of comparison to the foolish.