Arabic - English Dictionary هجا يهجُو، اهْجُ، هِجاءً وهَجْوًا، فهو هاجٍ، والمفعول مَهجُوّ
Root: هـ ج وSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
هجا الشَّاعرُ فلانًا
ذمَّه وعدَّد معايبَه
🇬🇧 Translation:
to satirize someone, blame them, and recount their faults
قائل الهجاء وراويه.
🇬🇧 Translation:
a composer or narrator of satirical poetry.
هجا الحروفَ
عدَّدها بأسمائها.
🇬🇧 Translation:
to spell out letters by their names.
هجا الكتابَ
قرَأَه، تعلّمه
🇬🇧 Translation:
to read it, to learn it.
Example / Citation:
- " اشتُهر الحُطيئةُ بالهجاء
- وكم علَّمتُه نَظْمَ القوافي … فلمَّا قال قافية هجاني "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " Al-Hutai'ah was famous for his satire
- And how often I taught him to compose rhymes... but when he recited a rhyme, he satirized me "