Arabic vocabulary
وَجْهway
How to say “way” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
والاستدلال بالأدلة العامة ــ حيث لها دلالة ــ على وجهٍ يستلزم الجمعَ بين النقيضين،
And using general evidence, where it has a connotation, in a way that requires reconciling contradictions.
وَجْهٍ — a manner. Genitive after 'ala' — 'a way, footing'; indefinite; 'on a footing that...'.
From: Misguided Methodology →فإنما أوجبه بعد التشهد الذي هو ثناء، وهو قول طاووس ووجه في مذهب أحمد
It is only obligated after the tashahhud, which is praise, according to Tawus and in one view within Ahmad's school.
وَوَجْهٌ — and in one view. 'and one view', a second nominative joined by 'wa' — a recognized position; indefinite.
From: Required Remembrance →وهو قول طاووس ووجه في مذهب أحمد
This is the opinion of Tawoos and a position in Ahmad's school of thought.
وَوَجْهٌ — and a position. Joined by 'and' as a second predicate — the view is also 'a face / an angle' within a school. The tanwin marks it indefinite nominative: one recognized stance among others.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →وَجَاءَت عنكبوت فحازت وَجه الْغَار
And a spider came and covered the mouth of the cave.
وَجْهَ — the mouth. 'Face / front', the object, accusative ('-a'), and first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the mouth of the cave'. It owns the noun that follows.
From: The Night of the Migration →وأما إذا رأيناه يتعلم فهل يمنع فيه وجهان
As for if we see him learning, should we prevent him? There are two views.
وَجْهَانِ — two views. The noun in the dual '-ani' — 'two views' — Arabic's built-in 'exactly two.' The sentence ends as the earlier one did: the scholars split into two opinions, with no separate word for 'two' needed.
From: Teaching the Quran to Non-Muslims →فلا يبقى على وجه الأرض أحد في قلبه مثقال ذرة من خير أو إيمان إلا قبضته،
No one will remain on the face of the earth with an atom's weight of goodness or faith in their heart except that the wind will take their soul.
وَجْهِ — the face of. Genitive after 'on', this means 'the face / surface of' and heads a possessive — 'the face OF the earth'. It owns the noun to come.
From: The Return of Jesus →فتبدو سريرته على وجهه نورًا وإشراقًا وحياء
His inner state will appear on his face as light, brightness, and modesty.
وَجْهِهِ — his face. A noun with -hi (his) attached, 'his face', in the genitive because the preposition before it governs it. The attached pronoun is the owner; one word covers what English splits into 'his face'.
From: Preparing for Judgment Day →فتبدو سريرته على وجهه سوادا وظلمة وشينا
His inner state will appear on his face as blackness, darkness, and blemish.
وَجْهِهِ — his face. A noun with -hi (his) attached, 'his face', in the genitive from the preposition before it; the attached pronoun is the owner.
From: Preparing for Judgment Day →والتحقيق أن هذا على وجه التمثيل
The correct understanding is that this is by way of analogy.
وَجْهِ — the manner. A noun 'way/aspect' that opens an 'of' pairing with the next word: by way of analogy. As the possessed head it carries no 'the' and sits in the genitive after the preceding 'upon'.
From: Oaths of Provision →والتحقيق أن هذا على وجه التمثيل
And the accurate understanding is that this is a form of analogy.
وَجْهِ — analogy. A noun 'way/aspect' opening an 'of' pairing with the next word, held in the genitive by the preceding 'upon'. As the possessed head it carries no 'the' of its own.
From: Signs of Resurrection →والتحقيق أن هذا على وجه التمثيل
The correct view is that this is by way of analogy.
وَجْهِ — a metaphor. This noun 'way/manner' is the front of an 'of' pair, 'the way of analogy', genitive after the preposition. It drops its own 'the', drawing definiteness from the owner noun that follows, and names the mode being described.
From: Oaths That Seal the Truth →وَلَا يَنْتَقِصُ هَذَا بِمَنْ ادَّعَى النُّبُوَّةَ مِنَ الْكَذَّابِينَ، فَإِنَّ حَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ ضِدَّ حَالِ الرَّسُولِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ
Nor is this negated by those who falsely claimed prophethood, for their condition was the exact opposite of the Messenger's in every way.
وَجْهٍ — way. This noun lacks 'the' and is singular, naming a way or aspect, owned by 'every' before it. It takes the genitive ending of a possessed noun; together the phrase means in every respect.
From: Signs of the Messenger in Medina →فقال من طلب العلم ليجاري به العلماء، ويماري به السفهاء، ويصرف به وجوه الناس اليه أدخله الله النار
He said: 'Whoever seeks knowledge to compete with the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, or to turn people's faces towards him, Allah will admit him into the Fire.'
وُجُوهَ — faces. This noun opens a possessive pair, 'faces of the people', set side by side with no word for 'of'. It is the object of 'turn', and it drops its own 'the' to take its definiteness from the owning noun that follows.
From: Knowledge and Humility →فمن كان مطيعًا لله، خرج من قبره مسرورًا مستبشرًا، ووجهه أبيض نير
So whoever was obedient to Allah, he will emerge from his grave joyful and glad, with a bright, radiant face.
وَوَجْهُهُ — and his face. The wa- opens a side-comment about his face, and the noun has -hu 'his' attached, forming 'his face'. The wa- plus a noun-led clause here attaches a state, 'with his face being...', whose predicate follows.
From: Celebration and the Final Hour →ومن كان عاصيًا، خرج من قبره حزينًا كاسفًا، ووجهه أسود مظلم
And whoever was disobedient, he will emerge from his grave sorrowful and gloomy, with a dark, blackened face.
وَوَجْهُهُ — and his face. The wa- opens a side-comment about his face, and the noun has -hu 'his' attached, forming 'his face'. The wa- plus a noun-led clause attaches a state, 'with his face being...', whose predicate follows.
From: Celebration and the Final Hour →فَضُرِبَ بِهِ وَجْهُهُ،
so it is thrown at his face,
وَجْهُهُ — his face. A noun with an attached possessor on its end pointing back to the man, so one word carries both 'face' and 'his'. Its ending marks it as what the passive verb affects, the thing struck.
From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →اَذهَبُوا بِقَميصِي هَذا فألقُوهُ عَلى وَجهِ أبِي
Take this shirt of mine and cast it over my father's face.
وَجْهِ — face of. This noun opens a possessive pairing, 'the face of my father'. Set directly before the owner with no word for 'of', it stands as the noun governed by the preposition 'over', so it carries the -i post-preposition ending.
From: The Story of Prophet Joseph →فَجَلَسَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ
So he sat with his face toward the other side.
وُجَاهَهُ — his face. A noun with the attached 'his' fused onto its end, so the possessor rides on the word itself. Here it works adverbially, describing the manner of the sitting — which way he turned — rather than naming a thing acted upon.
From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →فَشَتَمَهُ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَهُ
The son insulted his father, so the father stood up to him and struck his face.
وَجْهَهُ — his face. A noun with -hu fixing 'his' to it, standing as the object of the striking and so in the object-style ending. The 'his' points back to the son, marking whose face was struck.
From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →اللهم إن كنت فعلت ذلك ابتغاء وجهك ففرج عنا ما نحن فيه من هذه الصخرة،
O Allah, if I did that seeking Your face, then relieve us from the situation we are in with this rock.
وَجْهِكَ — Your face. This noun carries the possessor -ka ('Your') and closes the 'seeking of Your face' pairing, sitting in the 'of' (genitive) ending. The suffix fuses 'Your' onto the noun, naming God's pleasure as the aim the deed was done for.
From: Three Men Saved by Sincerity →اللهم إن كنت فعلت ذلك ابتغاء وجهك فافرج عنا ما نحن فيه، فانفرجت الصخرة غير أنهم لا يستطيعون الخروج منها
O Allah, if I did that seeking Your face, then relieve us from this situation we are trapped in. The rock moved slightly, but they still could not exit.
وَجْهِكَ — Your face. This noun carries the possessor -ka ('Your') and closes the 'seeking of Your face' pairing in the 'of' (genitive) ending. The suffix fuses 'Your' onto the noun, naming God's pleasure as the aim the deed was for.
From: Three Men Saved by Sincerity →اللهم إن كنتُ فعلت ذلك ابتغاء وجهك فافرج عنا ما نحن فيه، فانفرجت الصخرة فخرجوا يمشون
O Allah, if I did that seeking Your face, then relieve us from this situation we are in. The rock moved, and they exited, walking.
وَجْهِكَ — Your face. This noun carries the possessor -ka ('Your') and closes the 'seeking of Your face' pairing in the 'of' (genitive) ending. The suffix fuses 'Your' onto the noun, naming God's pleasure as the aim the deed was for.
From: Three Men Saved by Sincerity →
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