وجه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ج ه‎ (w-j-h).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

وَجُهَ • (wajuha) I, non-past يَوْجُهُ‎‎ (yawjuhu)

  1. to be a man of distinction, to be notable

Conjugation

Verb

وَجَّهَ • (wajjaha) II, non-past يُوَجِّهُ‎‎ (yuwajjihu)

  1. to raise to eminence, to distinguish, to honor
  2. to turn one’s face, to turn
    ‏وَجَّهَ وَجْهَهُ \ ظَهْرَهُ إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to turn one's face to/back on sb
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ خُطاهُ نحو شَيْءٍ‬‎
    to turn one's steps to(wards) sth
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ اهْتِمامَهُ إلى شَيْءٍ \ شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to turn one's attention to sth/sb
  3. to head for
  4. to send, to dispatch
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ رِسالةً \ طَلَباً إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to send a letter/request to sb
  5. to aim, to direct, to steer
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ مُسَدَّساً إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to aim a pistol at sb
  6. to address
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ الكَلامَ \ الخِطابَ إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to address sb
  7. to bring a charge against
  8. utter
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ تَحْذيراتٍ إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to warn sb
    ‏‫وَجَّهَ تُهْمةً إلى شَخْصٍ‬‎
    to accuse sb

Conjugation

Noun

وَجْه • (wajh) m (plural وُجُوه‎ (wujūh) or أَوْجُه‎ (ʔawjuh))

  1. (anatomy) face
  2. face, countenance
  3. front, façade
  4. watch dial
  5. outside, exterior, surface

Declension

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: وش‎ (wišš)
  • Gulf Arabic: ويه‎ (wayh)
  • Iraqi Arabic: وچ‎ (wuč)
  • Hijazi Arabic: وجه‎ (wajh)
  • Maltese: wiċċ
  • Moroccan Arabic: وجه‎ (wajh)
  • North Levantine Arabic: وج‎ (wijj), وش‎ (wišš)
  • South Levantine Arabic: وج‎ (wijj), وجه‎ (wujh, wijh)
  • → Malay: wajah
  • → Ottoman Turkish: وجه‎ (vech)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ج ه‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه‎ (wajh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʒh/, /wʒah/
  • (file)

Noun

وَجْه or وْجَه • (wajh or wjah) m (plural وجوه‎ (wjūh) or وجوهة‎ (wjūha))

  1. (anatomy) face

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَجَّهَ‎ (wajjaha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʒ.ʒah/, [ˈwaʒ.ʒah], [ˈwad.d͡ʒah]
  • (file)

Verb

وجّه • (wajjah) (form II, present بوجّه‎ (biwajjeh))

  1. to aim, to direct
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وجّه (wajjah)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وجّهت (wajjaht) وجّهت (wajjaht) وجّه (wajjah) وجّهنا (wajjahna) وجّهتو (wajjahtu) وجّهو (wajjahu)
f وجّهتي (wajjahti) وجّهت (wajjahat)
present m بوجّه (bawajjeh) بتوجّه (bitwajjeh) بوجّه (biwajjeh) منوجّه (minwajjeh) بتوجّهو (bitwajjhu) بوجّهو (biwajjhu)
f بتوجّهي (bitwajjhi) بتوجّه (bitwajjeh)
subjunctive m اوجّه (awajjeh) توجّه (twajjeh) يوجّه (ywajjeh) نوجّه (nwajjeh) توجّهو (twajjhu) يوجّهو (ywajjhu)
f توجّهي (twajjhi) توجّه (twajjeh)
imperative m وجّه (wajjeh) وجّهو (wajjhu)
f وجّهي (wajjhi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَجْه‎ (wajh).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiʒh/, [ˈwi.j(ɪ)h]
  • IPA(key): /wuʒh/, [ˈwu.j(ʊ)h]
  • (file)

Noun

وجه • (wujh, wijh) m (plural وجوه‎ (wujūh))

  1. face
    ‏بدّيش اشوف وجهك مرّة تانية.‎‎
    biddīš ašūf wijhak marra tānye.
    I don't want to see you (lit: your face) again.
  2. front, facade
    Synonym: جبهة‎ (jabha)
  3. aspect, side
  4. surface
Derived terms
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