ahwaj

reckless, foolhardy

أَهْوَج

Word

Noun · pattern أَفْعَل

Root

ه و ج

From the same root

All words from ه و ج →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries
  • هَوِجَ Form I He (a man) was characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ
    , aor. , inf. n. هَوَجٌ; (L;) and ↓ تهوّج; (A, TA;) He (a man) was characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ, (L, A,) which is similar to هَوَكٌ; (L;) i. e., stupidity, foolishness, or paucity of sense: (JK, L:) tallness, combined with hastiness, and stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense: (S:) or tallness, with stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense and levity or fickleness or unsteadiness, and hastiness: (K:) or tallness, with levity or fickleness or unsteadiness, and hastiness: (TA:) or tallness, (A,) or excessive tallness, (L,) with stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense. (L.)
  • اهوجهُ Form IV He found him to be such a man as is termed أَهْوَجُ
    He found him to be such a man as is termed أَهْوَجُ. (L.)
  • تَهَوَّجَ Form V Open entry
    see 1.
  • هَوَجٌ In such a one is a deviation from rectitude
    : see 1. ― -b2- فى فُلَانٍ عَوَجٌ, and هَوَجٌ, are syn., [meaning In such a one is a deviation from rectitude]. (AA, L.)
  • هَاجَةٌ Open entry
    a dial. form of حَاجَةٌ; but of weak authority. (L, from a trad.)
  • أَهْوَجُ characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ
    A man characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ; (S, L, &c.;) stupid, foolish, or having little sense: (JK, L:) or tall, with hastiness, and stupidity or foolishness or paucity of sense, &c.: (S, &c.:) fem. هَوْجَآءُ: (A:) [pl. هُوجٌ.] ― -b2- أَهْوَجُ الطُّولِ (tropical:) A man exceedingly, or excessively, tall. (A.) ― -b3- Also أَهْوَجُ (tropical:) A courageous man, who throws himself into a scene of war. (A.) ― -b4- أَهْوَجُ (tropical:) A he-camel that goes quickly, as though characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ: fem. هَوْجَآءُ: [pl. هُوجٌ:] or the fem. epithet only is used, applied to a camel; and you say نَاقَةٌ هَوْجَآءُ; (TA;) i. e., a she-camel that goes quickly, &c., as explained above; (S, K;) and that does not always care where she puts her feet on the ground. (A.) ― -b5- رِيحٌ هَوْجَآءُ (tropical:) Any wind that blows violently: (IAar:) or a wind of which the blasts are closely consecutive, as though characterized by what is termed هَوَجٌ: or a wind that carries away the dust, and makes a trace upon the ground like that made by dragging the skirt: (TA:) or a wind that tears up the tents: (S, K:) pl. هُوجٌ. (S.)

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