وجهة

See also: وجهه

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w j h)
15 terms

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
وِجْهَةُ نَظَرٍ ― wijhatu naẓarin ― point of view

Declension of noun وِجْهَة (wijha)‎; وُجْهَة (wujha)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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

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^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
Wehr, Hans (1960) “وجهة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz