معوج

Arabic

Root
ع و ج (ʕ w j)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb اِعْوَجَّ (iʕwajja, to be crooked).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʕ.wad͡ʒd͡ʒ/

Adjective

مُعْوَجّ • (muʕwajj) (feminine مُعْوَجَّة (muʕwajja), masculine plural مُعْوَجُّونَ (muʕwajjūna), feminine plural مُعْوَجَّات (muʕwajjāt))

  1. bent, crooked
    Synonym: أَعْوَج (ʔaʕwaj)
    تَبْدُو الْقَدَمُ الْمُصَابَةُ بِالْحَنَفِ مُعْوَجَّةً إِلَى الدَّاخِلِ عِنْدَ مَفْصِلِ الْكَاحِلِ.
    tabdū l-qadamu l-muṣābatu bi-l-ḥanafi muʕwajjatan ʔilā d-dāḵili ʕinda mafṣili l-kāḥili.
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Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْوَجّ (muʕwajj)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْوَجّ
muʕwajj
الْمُعْوَجّ
al-muʕwajj
مُعْوَجَّة
muʕwajja
الْمُعْوَجَّة
al-muʕwajja
nominative مُعْوَجٌّ
muʕwajjun
الْمُعْوَجُّ
al-muʕwajju
مُعْوَجَّةٌ
muʕwajjatun
الْمُعْوَجَّةُ
al-muʕwajjatu
accusative مُعْوَجًّا
muʕwajjan
الْمُعْوَجَّ
al-muʕwajja
مُعْوَجَّةً
muʕwajjatan
الْمُعْوَجَّةَ
al-muʕwajjata
genitive مُعْوَجٍّ
muʕwajjin
الْمُعْوَجِّ
al-muʕwajji
مُعْوَجَّةٍ
muʕwajjatin
الْمُعْوَجَّةِ
al-muʕwajjati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْوَجَّيْن
muʕwajjayn
الْمُعْوَجَّيْن
al-muʕwajjayn
مُعْوَجَّتَيْن
muʕwajjatayn
الْمُعْوَجَّتَيْن
al-muʕwajjatayn
nominative مُعْوَجَّانِ
muʕwajjāni
الْمُعْوَجَّانِ
al-muʕwajjāni
مُعْوَجَّتَانِ
muʕwajjatāni
الْمُعْوَجَّتَانِ
al-muʕwajjatāni
accusative مُعْوَجَّيْنِ
muʕwajjayni
الْمُعْوَجَّيْنِ
al-muʕwajjayni
مُعْوَجَّتَيْنِ
muʕwajjatayni
الْمُعْوَجَّتَيْنِ
al-muʕwajjatayni
genitive مُعْوَجَّيْنِ
muʕwajjayni
الْمُعْوَجَّيْنِ
al-muʕwajjayni
مُعْوَجَّتَيْنِ
muʕwajjatayni
الْمُعْوَجَّتَيْنِ
al-muʕwajjatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْوَجِّين
muʕwajjīn
الْمُعْوَجِّين
al-muʕwajjīn
مُعْوَجَّات
muʕwajjāt
الْمُعْوَجَّات
al-muʕwajjāt
nominative مُعْوَجُّونَ
muʕwajjūna
الْمُعْوَجُّونَ
al-muʕwajjūna
مُعْوَجَّاتٌ
muʕwajjātun
الْمُعْوَجَّاتُ
al-muʕwajjātu
accusative مُعْوَجِّينَ
muʕwajjīna
الْمُعْوَجِّينَ
al-muʕwajjīna
مُعْوَجَّاتٍ
muʕwajjātin
الْمُعْوَجَّاتِ
al-muʕwajjāti
genitive مُعْوَجِّينَ
muʕwajjīna
الْمُعْوَجِّينَ
al-muʕwajjīna
مُعْوَجَّاتٍ
muʕwajjātin
الْمُعْوَجَّاتِ
al-muʕwajjāti

Descendants

  • Persian: معوج (mo'vajj)

References

  • معوج” in Almaany
  • Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “معوج”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْوَجّ (muʕwajj), active participle of اِعْوَجَّ (iʕwajja).

Adjective

معوج • (mo'vajj)

  1. (rare) distorted, contorted

Usage notes

Only used in کج و معوج.

Derived terms

  • کج و معوج

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “معوج”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press