وجز

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being quick, swift, or fast, particularly in movement, giving, or speech. It also extends to meanings of being concise, brief, or economical, whether in words, actions, or possessions.

Derived headwords

الوجزnoun

1.
swift personclassical
A man who is quick in his actions or endeavors.
2.
generous giverclassical
A man who is quick to give generously.
3.
concise speech/matterboth
Something that is brief, economical, or concise in speech or action.
4.
swift camelclassical
A fast-moving camel.

الوجزadjective

1.
swiftboth
Describing something or someone as quick or swift.
2.
conciseboth
Describing speech or a matter as brief and economical.

الواجزadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Swift or quick.
2.
conciseclassical
Concise or brief.

الوجيزadjective

1.
briefboth
Brief, concise, or short.

وجزverb

1.
to be swiftclassical
To be quick or swift in movement or action.
2.
to be conciseboth
To be brief or concise in speech or action.

وجزاnoun

1.
swiftnessclassical
Swiftness or speed.
2.
concisenessclassical
Conciseness or brevity.

وجازةnoun

1.
concisenessboth
Conciseness or brevity, especially in speech.

وجوزاnoun

1.
concisenessclassical
Conciseness or brevity.

المواجزnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location known for swiftness or conciseness.

أوجزverb

1.
to be briefboth
To speak or act concisely and eloquently.
2.
to shortenboth
To make something shorter, especially speech or an offering.
3.
to hastenclassical
To speed up or hasten.

الإيجازnoun

1.
brevityboth
Conciseness and brevity, especially in speech.

ميْجازadjective

1.
conciseclassical
One who is concise in speech and answers.

الوجزnoun

1.
swiftnessclassical
Swiftness or speed.

توجزverb

1.
to seekclassical
To seek or ask for something to be completed or delivered.

وجزةname

1.
a mare's nameclassical
The name of a swift mare belonging to Yazid bin Sinan.

أبو وجزةname

1.
a poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet and traditionist.

معروف وجزphrase

1.
little kindnessclassical
A small or insignificant amount of kindness or favor.

موجزname

1.
name of a monthclassical
One of the names for the month of Safar.

Parallel reading

الرجل السريع الحركة فيما أخذ فيه

The man who is quick in his endeavors.

الرجل السريع العطاء

The man who is quick to give.

لولا عطاء من كريم وجز ... يعفيك عافيه وقبل النحز

Were it not for the giving of a generous and swift one... his bounty would suffice you and come before you are in need.

الخفيف المقتصد من الكلام والأمر

The light and economical in speech and action.

أمر وجز ووجيز وواجز وموجز

A matter that is brief, concise, swift, and summarized.

كلام وجز ووجيز وواجز

Speech that is brief, concise, and swift.

وقد وجز في منطقه، ككرم ووعد، وجزا، بالفتح، ووجازة،، كسحابة، ووجوزا، بالضم

And he was concise in his speech, like karuma and wa'ada, with 'wajz' (fath), 'wajazah' (damma), and 'wajuzan' (damma).

أوجز الكلام: قل، في بلاغة

To make speech brief: to say little, with eloquence.

أوجز كلامه: قلله

He shortened his speech: he reduced it.

إذا قلت فأوجز

When you speak, be brief.

وهو ميجاز، كميزان، أي يوجز في الكلام والجواب

And he is 'mijāz' (like mizān), meaning he is concise in speech and answers.

أوجز العطية: قللها

He reduced the gift: he made it less.

عطاء وجز

A brief gift.

ما وجز معروفك بالرماق

Your kindness was not meager in the slightest.

وتوجز الشيء مثل تنجزه، أي التمسه وسأل إنجازه

And 'tawajz' a thing is like 'tanjizuhu', meaning to seek it and ask for its completion.

فرس يزيد بن سنان بن أبي حارثة المري، سمي من الوجز، وهو السرعة

The mare of Yazid bin Sinan bin Abi Haritha al-Murri, named from 'al-wajz', which is swiftness.

الوجز: البعير السريع

Al-wajz: the swift camel.

ومعروف وجز: قليل

And 'ma'ruf wajz': little kindness.