وجنة

Arabic

Etymology

From مِيجَنَة (mījana, fuller's beetle), as the three apophyses of this bone, consisting of a medial and lateral surface continued by an orbital process, can be likened to the pan and handle of a battledore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wad͡ʒ.na/

Noun

وَجْنَة • (wajnaf (plural وَجَنَات (wajanāt))

  1. zygomatic bone
  2. (loosely) cheek
    Synonyms: خَدّ (ḵadd), مَلْطَم (malṭam), عَارِض (ʕāriḍ), عِذَار (ʕiḏār), (in dialects) حَنَك (ḥanak)

Declension

Declension of noun وَجْنَة (wajna)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal وَجْنَة
wajna
الْوَجْنَة
al-wajna
وَجْنَة
wajnat
nominative وَجْنَةٌ
wajnatun
الْوَجْنَةُ
al-wajnatu
وَجْنَةُ
wajnatu
accusative وَجْنَةً
wajnatan
الْوَجْنَةَ
al-wajnata
وَجْنَةَ
wajnata
genitive وَجْنَةٍ
wajnatin
الْوَجْنَةِ
al-wajnati
وَجْنَةِ
wajnati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal وَجْنَتَيْن
wajnatayn
الْوَجْنَتَيْن
al-wajnatayn
وَجْنَتَيْ
wajnatay
nominative وَجْنَتَانِ
wajnatāni
الْوَجْنَتَانِ
al-wajnatāni
وَجْنَتَا
wajnatā
accusative وَجْنَتَيْنِ
wajnatayni
الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ
al-wajnatayni
وَجْنَتَيْ
wajnatay
genitive وَجْنَتَيْنِ
wajnatayni
الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ
al-wajnatayni
وَجْنَتَيْ
wajnatay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal وَجَنَات
wajanāt
الْوَجَنَات
al-wajanāt
وَجَنَات
wajanāt
nominative وَجَنَاتٌ
wajanātun
الْوَجَنَاتُ
al-wajanātu
وَجَنَاتُ
wajanātu
accusative وَجَنَاتٍ
wajanātin
الْوَجَنَاتِ
al-wajanāti
وَجَنَاتِ
wajanāti
genitive وَجَنَاتٍ
wajanātin
الْوَجَنَاتِ
al-wajanāti
وَجَنَاتِ
wajanāti