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وِجْهَة

destination /ˈwid͡ʒ.ha/

nounB1#1650 most common

Also: direction, orientation, point of view

Example sentences

ما هي وِجْهَتُك؟
What is your destination?
باريس وِجْهَة جميلة.
Paris is a beautiful destination.
نحن نبحث عن وِجْهَة سياحية جديدة.
We are looking for a new tourist destination.
تغيّرت وِجْهَة الرحلة بسبب الطقس.
The trip's destination changed because of the weather.
أصبحت هذه المدينة وِجْهَة مفضّلة للمستثمرين.
This city has become a preferred destination for investors.
من وِجْهَة نظري، القرار كان صائباً رغم المخاطر.
From my point of view, the decision was correct despite the risks.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeوِجْهَةٌوِجْهاتٌ
Genitiveوِجْهَةٍوِجْهاتٍ
Accusativeوِجْهَةًوِجْهاتٍ
Vocativeيا وِجْهَةُيا وِجْهاتُ

Word family

وَجْهfaceجِهَةdirection, side
اِتِّجاهdirection
وَجَّهَto direct, to steer
مُواجَهةconfrontation

Etymology

The word derives from the triliteral root w-j-h, which carries the idea of a face or front. The same root gives the common noun wajh, meaning face. A wijha is the side one faces or turns toward, so it came to mean direction and then destination.

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