وجهة
See also: وجهه
Arabic
Etymology
From the root و ج ه (w-j-h).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wid͡ʒ.ha/, /wud͡ʒ.ha/
Noun
وِجْهَة or وُجْهَة • (wijha or wujha) f
- side, direction
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:148:
- وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
- wa-li-kullin wijhatun huwa muwallīhā fa-stabiqū l-ḵayrāti ʔayna mā takūnū yaʔti bikumu l-lahu jamīʕan ʔinna l-laha ʕalā kulli šayʔin qadīrun
- For each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
- destination, endpoint of a journey or trip
- viewpoint, point of view
Declension
Declension of noun وِجْهَة (wijha); وُجْهَة (wujha)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وِجْهَة; وُجْهَة wijha; wujha |
الْوِجْهَة; الْوُجْهَة al-wijha; al-wujha |
وِجْهَة; وُجْهَة wijhat; wujhat |
| Nominative | وِجْهَةٌ; وُجْهَةٌ wijhatun; wujhatun |
الْوِجْهَةُ; الْوُجْهَةُ al-wijhatu; al-wujhatu |
وِجْهَةُ; وُجْهَةُ wijhatu; wujhatu |
| Accusative | وِجْهَةً; وُجْهَةً wijhatan; wujhatan |
الْوِجْهَةَ; الْوُجْهَةَ al-wijhata; al-wujhata |
وِجْهَةَ; وُجْهَةَ wijhata; wujhata |
| Genitive | وِجْهَةٍ; وُجْهَةٍ wijhatin; wujhatin |
الْوِجْهَةِ; الْوُجْهَةِ al-wijhati; al-wujhati |
وِجْهَةِ; وُجْهَةِ wijhati; wujhati |
References
- Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “وجهة”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “وجهة”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “وجهة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1960), “وجهة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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