وجهة

See also: وجهه

Arabic
Root
و ج ه (w-j-h)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wid͡ʒ.ha/, /wud͡ʒ.ha/

Noun

وِجْهَة or وُجْهَة • (wijha or wujha) f

  1. 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.
  2. destination, endpoint of a journey or trip
  3. 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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