The triliteral root wāw jīm sīn (و ج س) occurs three times in the Quran as the form IV verb awjasa (أَوْجَسَ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form IV) - to feel, to sense
| (11:70:8) wa-awjasa | and felt apprehension | فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً |
| (20:67:1) fa-awjasa | So sensed | فَأَوْجَسَ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً مُوسَىٰ |
| (51:28:1) fa-awjasa | Then he felt | فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
