Arabic for direct

wajjaha

ﻭَﺟَّﻪَ

direct – past tense he

yuwajjihu

ﻳُﻮَﺟِّﻪُ

direct – present tense he

The Arabic verb for direct is written ﻭَﺟَّﻪَ and pronunced wajjaha in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻮَﺟِّﻪُ and pronounced yuwajjihu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word direct

She asked the minister a question.¹

wajjahat su'aalan 'ilaa alwaziiri

ﻭَﺟَّﻬَﺖ ﺳُﺆَﺍﻟﺎً ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺯِﻳﺮِ

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Important letters: ﻭ ﺝ ﻩ

The root of the word direct consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j and ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to direct

All letters in direct

ﻭَﺟَّﻪَ

ﻭ

ﺟـ

ـﻪ

ﻭ

ﺟـ

ـﻪ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

waw

jim

The Arabic word for direct consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻪ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﺟَّﻪَ and pronounced wajjaha.

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The pattern for direct

fa33ala becomes wajjaha

We have seen that the Arabic word for direct is written ﻭَﺟَّﻪَ and pronounced wajjaha. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are w, j and h, the word becomes wajjaha.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns