Breakdown of هذه حجة وجيهة من وجهة نظري.
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
حجةhujjah
alibi / argument (reasoning)
وجيهwajîh
valid (reason, argument)
من وجهة نظريmin wijhati nazharî
Questions & Answers about هذه حجة وجيهة من وجهة نظري.
Is there a root connection between the words for valid (وجيهة) and point (وجهة)?
Yes! Both words come from the root و ج ه (w-j-h), which relates to faces, directions, and aspects. A حجة وجيهة is a sound, valid, or respectable argument (meaning it has good standing or a good face), while وجهة means a direction or standpoint.
Why is the possessive 'my' pronoun attached to نظري (view) instead of وجهة (point)?
The phrase وجهة نظر (point of view) is an idafa, or possessive chain. A strict rule of the idafa structure is that possessive pronouns like 'my' (ـي) must attach to the very last noun in the chain. Literally, you are saying 'point of view of me'.
How do we pronounce the end of وجهة in this sentence?
It is pronounced with a 'ti' sound, making the word wajhati. Because it comes after the preposition من (from), it is in the genitive case and takes a kasra vowel. Additionally, because it is the first word in an idafa chain, its taa marbuta (ة) is pronounced as a 't'.
Could I put من وجهة نظري at the beginning of the Arabic sentence to match the English word order?
Absolutely. You can say من وجهة نظري هذه حجة وجيهة. Arabic is very flexible with placing prepositional phrases at the start of a sentence, and doing so here simply places a bit more emphasis on the fact that this is your personal perspective.