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هجو

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of verbal abuse, specifically through poetry, involving insults and the enumeration of faults. It also extends to the phonetic spelling of words and, metaphorically, to likeness or proportion. Additionally, it has a less common meaning related to intense heat.

Derived headwords

هَجَا {هَجْوًا}verb
  1. 1.
    to insult with poetryboth

    To verbally abuse someone, particularly by composing poetry that enumerates their faults and shortcomings.

  2. 2.
    to spellclassical

    To pronounce or articulate the letters of a word.

هَجَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    insulting poetryboth

    Poetry composed for the purpose of insulting or denigrating someone, often by listing their defects.

  2. 2.
    spellingboth

    The act or process of spelling out words, or the letters themselves that form words.

  3. 3.
    likenessclassical

    Resemblance or similarity in form, shape, or proportion.

ولا يبرا إذا جرح الهجاء — And it does not heal if the insult wounds.
هَجَّانِيverb
  1. 1.
    he insulted meboth

    Past tense verb indicating that someone insulted the speaker, particularly through poetry.

إن فلانا هجاني فاهجه اللهم — Indeed, so-and-so insulted me, so O God, insult him in return.
هَجَاءَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his insultboth

    The act or instance of someone insulting another, especially through poetry.

جاز على هجائه إياي جزاء هجائه — He recompensed me for his insult to me with a recompense for his insult.
فَاهْجُهُverb
  1. 1.
    insult himboth

    Imperative verb commanding someone to insult another person, often as a form of retribution.

فاهجه اللهم مكان هجائي — O God, insult him in my stead.
مَهْجُوٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    insultedboth

    The state of being subjected to verbal abuse or insult, especially through poetry.

هَاجَيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I exchanged insults with himboth

    To engage in a reciprocal act of insulting someone, often through poetry.

أَهْجِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual insultclassical

    A situation or exchange involving mutual insults or verbal abuse between parties.

وبينهم أهجية ومهاجاة يتهاجون بها — And between them is mutual insult and exchange, they insult each other with it.
مُهَاجَاةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual insultboth

    The act of exchanging insults or engaging in verbal sparring with another person.

وبينهم أهجية ومهاجاة يتهاجون بها — And between them is mutual insult and exchange, they insult each other with it.
يَتَهَاجُونَverb
  1. 1.
    they insult each otherboth

    Present tense verb indicating that multiple people are engaged in the act of insulting one another.

يتهاجون بها — They insult each other with it.
الأَهَاجِيnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual insultsclassical

    Plural form referring to instances or acts of mutual insult or poetic taunting.

هَجَّيْتُ الحُرُوفَverb
  1. 1.
    I spelled the lettersboth

    Past tense verb indicating the act of articulating or reciting the letters of words.

تَهْجِيَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    spellingboth

    The act of spelling out words, or the process of forming words from letters.

التَّهَجِّيnoun
  1. 1.
    spellingboth

    The letters or alphabet used for spelling; the act of spelling.

حروف التهجي: لما يتركب منه الكلام — The letters of spelling: what words are composed of.
هَجَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    heatclassical

    Intense heat, particularly referring to the peak heat of a day.

وهجو يومنا: كسروا وكرم اشتد حره — And the heat of our day: its intense heat.
الهُجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    frogclassical

    A frog.

أَهْجَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I found it to be insultingclassical

    Past tense verb indicating that one found a piece of poetry or speech to be insulting.

أهجيت هذا الشعر: وجدته هجاء — I found this poetry to be insulting.
المُهْتَجُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    those who insult each otherclassical

    Plural noun referring to people who engage in mutual insults or verbal abuse.

هَجَوْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I insultedboth

    Past tense verb indicating the act of insulting someone, especially through poetry.

  2. 2.
    I recitedclassical

    To recite or narrate, specifically referring to reciting poetry or parts of the Quran.

هجوت الحروف: قطعتها — I spelled the letters: I articulated them.
هَجَّاءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    insultingboth

    One who frequently insults others, especially through poetry.

رجل هجاء، ككتان: كثير الهجو — A man who is a frequent insulter, like 'kattān': one who insults a lot.
تَهْجُوverb
  1. 1.
    she insultsboth

    Present tense verb indicating a woman is insulting someone, often referring to a wife criticizing her husband's companionship.

  2. 2.
    she recitesclassical

    Present tense verb indicating a woman is reciting, often referring to reciting scripture or poetry.

تهجو زوجها: أي تذم صحبته — She insults her husband: meaning she disparages his companionship.
أَهْجُوverb
  1. 1.
    I insultboth

    Present tense verb indicating the speaker is insulting someone.

  2. 2.
    I reciteclassical

    Present tense verb indicating the speaker is reciting something, like poetry or scripture.

والله ما أهجو منه شيئا — By God, I do not recite anything from it.

Parallel reading

شتمه بالشعر وعدد فيه معايبه
He insulted him with poetry and enumerated his faults therein.
هو الوقيعة في الأشعار
It is the slander in poetry.
وكل جراحة توسى فتبرا ولا يبرا إذا جرح الهجاء
And every wound is dressed and heals, but it does not heal if the insult wounds.
إن فلانا هجاني فاهجه اللهم مكان هجائي
Indeed, so-and-so insulted me, so O God, insult him in my stead.
وجزاء سيئة سيئة مثلها
And the recompense of an evil deed is an evil the like of it.
اللهم إن عمرو بن العاص هجاني، وهو يعلم أني لست بشاعر، فاهجه اللهم والعنه عدد ما هجاني
O God, 'Amr ibn al-'As insulted me, and he knows that I am not a poet, so O God, insult him and curse him as many times as he insulted me.
هجوته فهو مهجو، ولا تقل هجيته
I insulted him, so he is insulted; and do not say 'I insulted him' (using a different form).
وهاجيته: هجوته وهجاني
And I exchanged insults with him: I insulted him and he insulted me.
وبينهم أهجية وأهجوة، بالضم فيهما، ومهاجاة يتهاجون بها
And between them is mutual insult and exchange, with the dammah on both, and they insult each other with it.
والهجاء، ككساء: تقطيع اللفظة بحروفها
And 'hijaā', like 'kisāā': is the articulation of a word by its letters.
وقد هجيت الحروف تهجية، وتهجيتها بمعنى
And you have spelled the letters, 'tahjiyatan', and 'tahjiyatahu', meaning the same.
حروف التهجي: لما يتركب منه الكلام
The letters of spelling: what words are composed of.
هذا على هجاء هذا: أي على شكله
This is according to the likeness of that: meaning according to its shape.
وهجو يومنا: كسروا وكرم اشتد حره
And the heat of our day: 'kasrawan' and 'karam', its intense heat.
والهجاة: الضفدع، والمعروف الهاجة
And 'al-hujāh': the frog, but 'al-hājah' is more known.
وأهجيت هذا الشعر: وجدته هجاء
And I found this poetry to be insulting.
والمهتجون: المهاجون
And 'al-muhtajūn': are 'al-muhājūn'.
هجوت الحروف هجوا: قطعتها
I spelled the letters 'hujwan': I articulated them.
رجل هجاء، ككتان: كثير الهجو
A man who is a frequent insulter, like 'kattān': one who insults a lot.
والمرأة تهجو زوجها: أي تذم صحبته
And the woman insults her husband: meaning she disparages his companionship.
تهجو صحبة زوجها أي تذمها وتشكو صحبته
She insults the companionship of her husband, meaning she disparages it and complains of his company.
والله ما أهجو منه شيئا
By God, I do not recite anything from it.
ورويت قصيدة فما أهجو منها بيتين: أي ما أروي
And I narrated a poem, and I do not recite two verses from it: meaning I do not narrate.