متوجه

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُتَوَجِّه (mutawajjih).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.wad͡ʒ.d͡ʒih]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒe̞ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒe̞ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.wäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰe.væd͡ʒ.d͡ʒeʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.väd͡ʒ.d͡ʒeʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutawajjih
Dari reading?	mutawajjeh
Iranian reading?	motevajjeh
Tajik reading?	mutavajjeh

Adjective

مُتِوَجِّه • (motevajjeh)

1. careful; mindful; attentive
2. facing; addressing
3. setting forth for
   • 1666, “Letter 83”, in مکتوباتِ خواجه محمد سیف‌الدین [Collected letters of Khwāja Muḥammad Saif al-Dīn]:

     چون شاه جهان وفات یافت بجهت ضرور متوجه اکبراباد گشت.

     čôn šâh jahân wafât yâft ba jihat-i zarûr mutawajjih-i akbarâbâd gašt.

     When Shah Jahan passed away, he set forth for Akbarabad for an unavoidable reason.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Derived terms

• متوجه شدن (motevajjeh šodan, “to understand; to get it”)