وج
See also: وخ and وچ
Arabic
وَجّ
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian وج (vaj).
Noun
وَجّ • (wajj) m
- sweet flag, Acorus calamus
- Synonym: ذَرِيرَة (ḏarīra)
Declension
Declension of noun وَجّ (wajj)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَجّ wajj | الْوَجّ al-wajj | وَجّ wajj |
| Nominative | وَجٌّ wajjun | الْوَجُّ al-wajju | وَجُّ wajju |
| Accusative | وَجًّا wajjan | الْوَجَّ al-wajja | وَجَّ wajja |
| Genitive | وَجٍّ wajjin | الْوَجِّ al-wajji | وَجِّ wajji |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: վաճ (vač)
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “وج”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 436
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وج”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 1198
Bulgar
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : وج | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *üč.
Numeral
وج (več)
- (Volga Bulgar) three
Derived terms
- وجم (večem, “third”)
Descendants
- Chuvash: виççӗ (viççĕ)
References
- Закиев М. З. Лингвоэтнические особенности волжских булгар — главного этнического корня татар
- Róna-Tas, András (1976), “A Volga Bulgarıan Inscription from 1307”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 30, issue 2, page 173
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- وش (wišš)
Etymology
From Arabic وَجْه (wajh).
Noun
وجّ • (wijj) m (plural وجوه (wjūh))
- face
Persian
وج
Etymology
From Sanskrit वचा (vacā, “sweet flag”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /wad͡ʒ/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /wad͡ʒ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /væd͡ʒ/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /vad͡ʒ/
Noun
وج • (vaj)
- sweet flag, Acorus calamus
- Synonym: اگیر (agir, egir)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- → Arabic: وَجّ (wajj)
- → Middle Armenian: վաճ (vač)
South Levantine Arabic
Noun
وجّ • (wijj) m
- Alternative form of وجه (wujh): face
Ushojo
Noun
وج (vaj)
- intestine of a goat or buffalo