وجه

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w-j-h)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.d͡ʒu.ha/
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Verb

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

to be a man of distinction, to be notable

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَجُهَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun وَجَاهَة)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					وَجَاهَة wajāha
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					وَاجِه wājih
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَجُهْتُ wajuhtu	وَجُهْتَ wajuhta	وَجُهَ wajuha	وَجُهْتُمَا wajuhtumā	وَجُهَا wajuhā	وَجُهْنَا wajuhnā	وَجُهْتُمْ wajuhtum	وَجُهُوا wajuhū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وَجُهْتُ wajuhtu	وَجُهْتِ wajuhti	وَجُهَتْ wajuhat	وَجُهْتُمَا wajuhtumā	وَجُهَتَا wajuhatā	وَجُهْنَا wajuhnā	وَجُهْتُنَّ wajuhtunna	وَجُهْنَ wajuhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَوْجُهُ ʔawjuhu	تَوْجُهُ tawjuhu	يَوْجُهُ yawjuhu	تَوْجُهَانِ tawjuhāni	يَوْجُهَانِ yawjuhāni	نَوْجُهُ nawjuhu	تَوْجُهُونَ tawjuhūna	يَوْجُهُونَ yawjuhūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَوْجُهُ ʔawjuhu	تَوْجُهِينَ tawjuhīna	تَوْجُهُ tawjuhu	تَوْجُهَانِ tawjuhāni	تَوْجُهَانِ tawjuhāni	نَوْجُهُ nawjuhu	تَوْجُهْنَ tawjuhna	يَوْجُهْنَ yawjuhna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَوْجُهَ ʔawjuha	تَوْجُهَ tawjuha	يَوْجُهَ yawjuha	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	يَوْجُهَا yawjuhā	نَوْجُهَ nawjuha	تَوْجُهُوا tawjuhū	يَوْجُهُوا yawjuhū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَوْجُهَ ʔawjuha	تَوْجُهِي tawjuhī	تَوْجُهَ tawjuha	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	نَوْجُهَ nawjuha	تَوْجُهْنَ tawjuhna	يَوْجُهْنَ yawjuhna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَوْجُهْ ʔawjuh	تَوْجُهْ tawjuh	يَوْجُهْ yawjuh	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	يَوْجُهَا yawjuhā	نَوْجُهْ nawjuh	تَوْجُهُوا tawjuhū	يَوْجُهُوا yawjuhū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَوْجُهْ ʔawjuh	تَوْجُهِي tawjuhī	تَوْجُهْ tawjuh	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	تَوْجُهَا tawjuhā	نَوْجُهْ nawjuh	تَوْجُهْنَ tawjuhna	يَوْجُهْنَ yawjuhna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُوجُهْ ūjuh		اُوجُهَا ūjuhā			اُوجُهُوا ūjuhū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُوجُهِي ūjuhī		اُوجُهَا ūjuhā			اُوجُهْنَ ūjuhna

Verb

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

to raise to eminence, to distinguish, to honor
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
to head for
to send, to dispatch
وَجَّهَ رِسالةً \ طَلَباً إلى شَخْصٍ
to send a letter/request to sb
to aim, to direct, to steer
وَجَّهَ مُسَدَّساً إلى شَخْصٍ
to aim a pistol at sb
to address
وَجَّهَ الكَلامَ \ الخِطابَ إلى شَخْصٍ
to address sb
to bring a charge against
utter
وَجَّهَ تَحْذيراتٍ إلى شَخْصٍ
to warn sb

وَجَّهَ تُهْمةً إلى شَخْصٍ
to accuse sb

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَجَّهَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَوْجِيه tawjīh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُوَجِّه muwajjih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُوَجَّه muwajjah
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَجَّهْتُ wajjahtu	وَجَّهْتَ wajjahta	وَجَّهَ wajjaha	وَجَّهْتُمَا wajjahtumā	وَجَّهَا wajjahā	وَجَّهْنَا wajjahnā	وَجَّهْتُمْ wajjahtum	وَجَّهُوا wajjahū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وَجَّهْتُ wajjahtu	وَجَّهْتِ wajjahti	وَجَّهَتْ wajjahat	وَجَّهْتُمَا wajjahtumā	وَجَّهَتَا wajjahatā	وَجَّهْنَا wajjahnā	وَجَّهْتُنَّ wajjahtunna	وَجَّهْنَ wajjahna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَجِّهُ ʔuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهُ tuwajjihu	يُوَجِّهُ yuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهَانِ tuwajjihāni	يُوَجِّهَانِ yuwajjihāni	نُوَجِّهُ nuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهُونَ tuwajjihūna	يُوَجِّهُونَ yuwajjihūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَجِّهُ ʔuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهِينَ tuwajjihīna	تُوَجِّهُ tuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهَانِ tuwajjihāni	تُوَجِّهَانِ tuwajjihāni	نُوَجِّهُ nuwajjihu	تُوَجِّهْنَ tuwajjihna	يُوَجِّهْنَ yuwajjihna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَجِّهَ ʔuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهَ tuwajjiha	يُوَجِّهَ yuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	يُوَجِّهَا yuwajjihā	نُوَجِّهَ nuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهُوا tuwajjihū	يُوَجِّهُوا yuwajjihū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَجِّهَ ʔuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهِي tuwajjihī	تُوَجِّهَ tuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	نُوَجِّهَ nuwajjiha	تُوَجِّهْنَ tuwajjihna	يُوَجِّهْنَ yuwajjihna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَجِّهْ ʔuwajjih	تُوَجِّهْ tuwajjih	يُوَجِّهْ yuwajjih	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	يُوَجِّهَا yuwajjihā	نُوَجِّهْ nuwajjih	تُوَجِّهُوا tuwajjihū	يُوَجِّهُوا yuwajjihū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَجِّهْ ʔuwajjih	تُوَجِّهِي tuwajjihī	تُوَجِّهْ tuwajjih	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	تُوَجِّهَا tuwajjihā	نُوَجِّهْ nuwajjih	تُوَجِّهْنَ tuwajjihna	يُوَجِّهْنَ yuwajjihna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَجِّهْ wajjih		وَجِّهَا wajjihā			وَجِّهُوا wajjihū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		وَجِّهِي wajjihī		وَجِّهَا wajjihā			وَجِّهْنَ wajjihna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُجِّهْتُ wujjihtu	وُجِّهْتَ wujjihta	وُجِّهَ wujjiha	وُجِّهْتُمَا wujjihtumā	وُجِّهَا wujjihā	وُجِّهْنَا wujjihnā	وُجِّهْتُمْ wujjihtum	وُجِّهُوا wujjihū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وُجِّهْتُ wujjihtu	وُجِّهْتِ wujjihti	وُجِّهَتْ wujjihat	وُجِّهْتُمَا wujjihtumā	وُجِّهَتَا wujjihatā	وُجِّهْنَا wujjihnā	وُجِّهْتُنَّ wujjihtunna	وُجِّهْنَ wujjihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَجَّهُ ʔuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهُ tuwajjahu	يُوَجَّهُ yuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهَانِ tuwajjahāni	يُوَجَّهَانِ yuwajjahāni	نُوَجَّهُ nuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهُونَ tuwajjahūna	يُوَجَّهُونَ yuwajjahūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَجَّهُ ʔuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهِينَ tuwajjahīna	تُوَجَّهُ tuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهَانِ tuwajjahāni	تُوَجَّهَانِ tuwajjahāni	نُوَجَّهُ nuwajjahu	تُوَجَّهْنَ tuwajjahna	يُوَجَّهْنَ yuwajjahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَجَّهَ ʔuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهَ tuwajjaha	يُوَجَّهَ yuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	يُوَجَّهَا yuwajjahā	نُوَجَّهَ nuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهُوا tuwajjahū	يُوَجَّهُوا yuwajjahū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَجَّهَ ʔuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهِي tuwajjahī	تُوَجَّهَ tuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	نُوَجَّهَ nuwajjaha	تُوَجَّهْنَ tuwajjahna	يُوَجَّهْنَ yuwajjahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَجَّهْ ʔuwajjah	تُوَجَّهْ tuwajjah	يُوَجَّهْ yuwajjah	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	يُوَجَّهَا yuwajjahā	نُوَجَّهْ nuwajjah	تُوَجَّهُوا tuwajjahū	يُوَجَّهُوا yuwajjahū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَجَّهْ ʔuwajjah	تُوَجَّهِي tuwajjahī	تُوَجَّهْ tuwajjah	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	تُوَجَّهَا tuwajjahā	نُوَجَّهْ nuwajjah	تُوَجَّهْنَ tuwajjahna	يُوَجَّهْنَ yuwajjahna

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wad͡ʒh/

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جسم

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

(being) essence
(anatomy) face
face, countenance
front, façade
watch dial
outside, exterior, surface
method, manner, mode, fashion, wise
aspect, perspective
- a. 756, عبد اللّٰه بن المقفّع [ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffaʿ], edited by Michael Fishbein, كتاب كليلة ودمنة (Library of Arabic Literature; 76)‎, New York: NYU Press, published 2022, →ISBN, section 9.2, page 276:
  أَبْشِرِي فَإِنَّكِ تَلِدِينَ غُلَامًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّٰهُ تَعَالَى فَأُسَمِّيهِ ٱسْمًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ أُؤَدِّبُهُ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْأَدَبِ وَأُعَلِّمُهُ وُجُوهَ ٱلْعِلْمِ فَيَكُونَ لَنَا عُقْبًا صَالِحًا وَأَنَا مُتَقَدِّمٌ فِي ٱلْتِمَاسِ ٱلْأَظْآرِ لَهُ.
  ʔabširī faʔinnaki talidīna ḡulāman ʔin šāʔa llāhu taʕālā faʔusammīhi sman ḥasanan ṯumma ʔuʔaddibuhu ʔaḥsana l-ʔadabi waʔuʕallimuhu wujūha l-ʕilmi fayakūna lanā ʕuqban ṣāliḥan waʔanā mutaqaddimun fī l-timāsi l-ʔaẓʔāri lahu.
  Rejoice, for you’re going to give birth to a boy, God willing. I’ll choose a beautiful name, give him the finest upbringing, and teach him all sorts of subjects, and we shall have a righteous legacy. I’ll set out at once to find nurses for him.

Declension

Declension of noun وَجْه (wajh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْه wajh	الْوَجْه al-wajh	وَجْه wajh
Nominative	وَجْهٌ wajhun	الْوَجْهُ al-wajhu	وَجْهُ wajhu
Accusative	وَجْهًا wajhan	الْوَجْهَ al-wajha	وَجْهَ wajha
Genitive	وَجْهٍ wajhin	الْوَجْهِ al-wajhi	وَجْهِ wajhi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَجْهَيْن wajhayn	الْوَجْهَيْن al-wajhayn	وَجْهَيْ wajhay
Nominative	وَجْهَانِ wajhāni	الْوَجْهَانِ al-wajhāni	وَجْهَا wajhā
Accusative	وَجْهَيْنِ wajhayni	الْوَجْهَيْنِ al-wajhayni	وَجْهَيْ wajhay
Genitive	وَجْهَيْنِ wajhayni	الْوَجْهَيْنِ al-wajhayni	وَجْهَيْ wajhay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُجُوه‎; أَوْجُه wujūh‎; ʔawjuh	الْوُجُوه‎; الْأَوْجُه al-wujūh‎; al-ʔawjuh	وُجُوه‎; أَوْجُه wujūh‎; ʔawjuh
Nominative	وُجُوهٌ‎; أَوْجُهٌ wujūhun‎; ʔawjuhun	الْوُجُوهُ‎; الْأَوْجُهُ al-wujūhu‎; al-ʔawjuhu	وُجُوهُ‎; أَوْجُهُ wujūhu‎; ʔawjuhu
Accusative	وُجُوهًا‎; أَوْجُهًا wujūhan‎; ʔawjuhan	الْوُجُوهَ‎; الْأَوْجُهَ al-wujūha‎; al-ʔawjuha	وُجُوهَ‎; أَوْجُهَ wujūha‎; ʔawjuha
Genitive	وُجُوهٍ‎; أَوْجُهٍ wujūhin‎; ʔawjuhin	الْوُجُوهِ‎; الْأَوْجُهِ al-wujūhi‎; al-ʔawjuhi	وُجُوهِ‎; أَوْجُهِ wujūhi‎; ʔawjuhi

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)
- Turkish: vecih
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਵਜ੍ਹਾ (vajhā)

Shahmukhi script: وجہ (vajah)
Urdu: وجہ (vaja)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ج ه
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waʒh/, /wʒah/
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Noun

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

(anatomy) face

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَجَّهَ (wajjaha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waʒ.ʒah/, [ˈwaʒ.ʒah], [ˈwad.d͡ʒah]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

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

to aim, to direct

Conjugation

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

Etymology 2

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جسم

From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).

Alternative forms

وج (wijj)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wiʒh/, [ˈwi.j(ɪ)h]

IPA^(key): /wuʒh/, [ˈwu.j(ʊ)h]
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Noun

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

face
بدّي ش اشوف وجه ك مرّة تانية.
biddīš ašūf wijhak marra tānye.
I don't want to see you (lit: your face) again.
front, facade
Synonym: جبهة (jabha)
aspect, side
surface

Derived terms

وقّف بوجه (waʔʔaf bi-wijh, “to confront”)

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