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و-ج-ه

Waw-Jim-Heh

4 words from this root family

About this root

Waw-Jim-Heh (و-ج-ه) has 4 words in the Fahm dictionary: ittijāh (direction), wajh (face), tawajjaha (to head toward / to direct oneself (Form V)), min jihatin... wa-min jihatin ukhrā (on one hand... and on the other hand).

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 78 times in 71 verses, across 38 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:112. The form وَجْه (face) accounts for 72 of them.

Themes: Travel, Directions, Health, Body, Advanced Verbs, Advanced Expressions

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
اِتِّجاه
ittijāh
directionnoun, A2Road & Driving
وَجْه
wajh
facenoun, A272×Staying Healthy
تَوَجَّهَ
tawajjaha
to head toward / to direct oneself (Form V)verb, B11×Verbs of Creation
مِنْ جِهَةٍ ... وَمِنْ جِهَةٍ أُخْرَى
min jihatin... wa-min jihatin ukhrā
on one hand... and on the other handphrase, B2Nuanced Communication

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُۥٓ أَجْرُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Nay, but whosoever surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good, his reward is with his Lord; and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.

Quran 2:112
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

And each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one another in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.

Quran 2:148
وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِى سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said: Peradventure my Lord will guide me in the right road.

Quran 28:22

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).

Word cards with examples

A2noun
اِتِّجاه
ittijāh

direction

Example
في أَيِّ اِتِّجاه المَطار؟
fī ayyi ittijāh al-maṭār?
In which direction is the airport?
A2noun
وَجْه
wajh

face

Example
اِغْسِل وَجْهَك بِالماء البارِد.
ighsil wajhak bil-māʾ al-bārid.
Wash your face with cold water.
B1verb
تَوَجَّهَ
tawajjaha

to head toward / to direct oneself (Form V)

Example
تَوَجَّهَ إلى المَطار.
tawajjaha ilā l-maṭār.
He headed to the airport.
B2phrase
مِنْ جِهَةٍ ... وَمِنْ جِهَةٍ أُخْرَى
min jihatin... wa-min jihatin ukhrā

on one hand... and on the other hand

Example
مِن جِهَةٍ هُوَ مُكَلِّف، وَمِن جِهَةٍ أُخرى هُوَ مُفيد.
min jihatin huwa mukallif, wa-min jihatin ukhrā huwa mufīd.
On one hand it is expensive, and on the other hand it is useful.

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