وجهة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
و ج ه (w-j-h)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wid͡ʒ.ha/, /wud͡ʒ.ha/

Noun[edit]

وِجْهَة or وُجْهَة (wijha or wujhaf

  1. 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.
  2. destination, endpoint of a journey or trip
  3. viewpoint, point of view

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