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وجد

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root 'wajada' (وجد) primarily concerns finding, discovering, and perceiving something. It extends to meanings of possessing wealth, experiencing strong emotions like love or anger, and experiencing grief. The root also encompasses the concept of becoming rich or finding something to be sufficient.

Derived headwords

وَجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to findboth

    To discover or come across something that was lost or sought.

  2. 2.
    to find (anger)both

    To become angry with someone.

  3. 3.
    to find (love)both

    To love someone intensely.

  4. 4.
    to find (grief)both

    To experience sorrow or grief.

  5. 5.
    to find (wealth)both

    To become wealthy or rich.

وجد المطلوبfound the desired object
يَجِدُverb
  1. 1.
    he findsboth

    Present tense of 'wajada', meaning to find, discover, or perceive.

  2. 2.
    he becomes angryboth

    Present tense of 'wajada' in the context of anger.

  3. 3.
    he lovesboth

    Present tense of 'wajada' in the context of love.

  4. 4.
    he grievesboth

    Present tense of 'wajada' in the context of grief.

  5. 5.
    he becomes richboth

    Present tense of 'wajada' in the context of wealth.

يجده مثل (ورم)he finds it like 'warama' (uncommon)
يجدهhe finds it
يجده أيضا بالضم لغة عامريةhe finds it also with dammah, a dialect of Banu Amir
لا يجدن غليلاthey will not find thirst quenched
وَجْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    findingboth

    The act of finding or discovery.

  2. 2.
    loveboth

    Intense love or passion.

  3. 3.
    griefboth

    Sorrow, grief, or intense sadness.

  4. 4.
    wealthboth

    Abundance of wealth or riches.

وجد المطلوب يجده وجوداfound his desired object, he finds it a finding
وجد الشيء يجده وجداfound the thing, he finds it a finding
وجد عليه وجداhe became angry with him, a finding (anger)
وجد بفلانة وجدا شديداhe loved so-and-so with an intense love
وجد في الحزن وجداhe experienced grief with grief
وَجْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    findingboth

    A single instance of finding or discovery.

  2. 2.
    angerboth

    A single instance of anger.

  3. 3.
    wealthboth

    A state of being wealthy.

وجد الشيء مثل (ورم) ووجدةfound the thing like 'warama' and a finding (instance)
وجد عليه وجدةhe became angry with him, an instance of anger
وجدت في المال وجدةI became wealthy with wealth
وُجُودًاnoun
  1. 1.
    findingboth

    The act or process of finding.

  2. 2.
    wealthboth

    The state of being wealthy or rich.

  3. 3.
    angerclassical

    The experience of anger.

ووجودا كقعودand 'wujudan' like 'qu'ud' (masdar)
يجده وجوداhe finds it a finding
وزاد اليزيدي في نوادره ووجوداand Al-Yazidi added in his Nawadir 'wujudan'
وزاد القزازخ في الجامع وصاحب الموعب كلاهما عن الفراء وجوداand Al-Qazzakh in Al-Jami' and the author of Al-Maw'ab, both from Al-Farra', added 'wujudan'
وِجْدَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    findingboth

    The act of finding or discovery.

  2. 2.
    loveboth

    Deep emotional feeling, often love or passion.

  3. 3.
    griefboth

    Intense sorrow or sadness.

ووجداناand 'wijdanan'
إجدان الرقين الملاوياfinding the secrets of the veiled ones
ووجداناand 'wijdanan' (masdar)
وتقول وجدت في الغنى واليسار وجدا ووجداناand it is said: I found wealth and abundance with wealth and 'wijdanan'
إِجْدَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    findingclassical

    The act of finding or discovery.

إجدانا، بكسرهما'ijdanan', with kasrah for both
نفى عنه إجدان الرقين الملاوياhe removed from him the finding of the secrets of the veiled ones
مُوجِدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    angerboth

    A state of anger or displeasure.

وموجدةand 'mujidah' (anger)
وجدت على الرجل موجدةI became angry with the man, experiencing anger
وَاجِدadjective
  1. 1.
    angryboth

    Experiencing anger; being angry.

  2. 2.
    lovingclassical

    Experiencing love; being in love.

وأنا واجد عليهand I am angry with him
وُجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    wealthboth

    Abundance, riches, wealth.

  2. 2.
    loveclassical

    Love, passion.

  3. 3.
    griefclassical

    Grief, sorrow.

وجدت في المال وجدا ووجداI found wealth with wealth and 'wujd'
وُجْدَانnoun
  1. 1.
    findingboth

    The act of finding or discovery.

  2. 2.
    loveboth

    Deep emotional feeling, often love or passion.

  3. 3.
    griefboth

    Intense sorrow or sadness.

الوجدان، بالكسرal-wijdan, with kasrah
ووجداناand 'wijdanan'
ووجداناand 'wijdanan' (masdar)

Parallel reading

والشيء (كوعد) وهاذه هي اللغة المشهورة المتفق عليها
and the thing (like 'wa'ada'), and this is the famous and agreed-upon language.
ووجد، بالكسر، لغة
and 'wajada', with kasrah, is a dialect.
وجد الشيء، بالكسر، لغة في وجده
found the thing, with kasrah, is a dialect of 'wajadahu'.
يجده، بضم الجيم
he finds it, with dammah on the jim.
وجد الضالة ونحوها، المفتوح، فالكسر فيه على القياس لغة لجميع العرب
found the lost item and the like, the open one; so the kasrah in it is according to analogy, a dialect for all Arabs.
والضم مع حذف الواو لغة لبني عامر بن صعصعة
and the dammah with the omission of the waw is a dialect of Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah.
وجد مطلوبه يجده
found his desired object, he finds it.
لم أر مثلك يا أمام خليلا آبى بحاجتنا وأحسن قيلا
I have not seen a friend like you, O Imam, who refused our need and spoke better.
وجد عليه إذا غضب
he became angry with him if he was angry.
وجدت في المال وجدا ووجدا ووجدا ووجدانا
I found wealth with wealth, and 'wujdan', and 'wujdan', and 'wijdanan'.
أي صرت ذا مال
meaning: I became possessed of wealth.
وجدت في الغنى واليسار وجدا ووجدانا
I found wealth and abundance with wealth and 'wijdanan'.
وجد عليه في الغضب
he became angry with him in anger.
فلا تجد علي
so do not be angry with me.
لم يجد الصائم على المفطر
the fasting person was not angry with the one who broke the fast.
وآخر ملتاث يجر كساءه نفى عنه إجدان الرقين الملاويا
And another, disheveled, dragging his garment, removed from him the finding of the secrets of the veiled ones.
وإنه ليجد بفلانة وجدا شديدا
And indeed, he loves so-and-so with an intense love.
ما بطنها بوالد، ولا زوجها بواجد
its interior is not a mother, nor is her husband a lover.
وجد بفلانة أننا وجدنا مطايانا بلينة ظلعا
He loved so-and-so, that we found our mounts in Laynah limping.
وجد في الحزن
he experienced grief.
ووجد، كلاهما عن اللحياني: حزن
and 'wajada', both from Al-Lihyani: grief.