How to say "face" in Arabic
New wordMeaningface
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
وَجْه
wajhוג'ה
وجه
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
פנים
panimپَانِيم
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
و-ج-هLearn it
On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
وِجّ
wijjוג'Spoken Levantine compresses it to wijj.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
وِشّ
wishshושCairo's face is wishsh: wishshak — 'your face'.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
وْجه
wjehוג'הDarija: wjeh.
In a phrase
وَجْهُهَا مِثْل الْقَمَر
wajhuhā mithl al-qamarוג'ההא מת'ל אל-קמרHer face is like the moon.
Plural
وُجُوه
wujūhוג'והbroken plural CuCūC — like قلب→قلوب