واجب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
و ج ب (w j b)
11 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb وَجَبَ (wajaba, to be necessary).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

وَاجِب • (wājib) (feminine وَاجِبَة (wājiba), masculine plural وَاجِبُونَ (wājibūna), feminine plural وَاجِبَات (wājibāt), elative أَوْجَب (ʔawjab))

  1. necessary, indispensable, unavoidable, essential, inevitable, inescapable, requisite
  2. binding, obligatory, incumbent, imperative
  3. proper, adequate, fair

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاجِب (wājib)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاجِب
wājib
الْوَاجِب
al-wājib
وَاجِبَة
wājiba
الْوَاجِبَة
al-wājiba
nominative وَاجِبٌ
wājibun
الْوَاجِبُ
al-wājibu
وَاجِبَةٌ
wājibatun
الْوَاجِبَةُ
al-wājibatu
accusative وَاجِبًا
wājiban
الْوَاجِبَ
al-wājiba
وَاجِبَةً
wājibatan
الْوَاجِبَةَ
al-wājibata
genitive وَاجِبٍ
wājibin
الْوَاجِبِ
al-wājibi
وَاجِبَةٍ
wājibatin
الْوَاجِبَةِ
al-wājibati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاجِبَيْن
wājibayn
الْوَاجِبَيْن
al-wājibayn
وَاجِبَتَيْن
wājibatayn
الْوَاجِبَتَيْن
al-wājibatayn
nominative وَاجِبَانِ
wājibāni
الْوَاجِبَانِ
al-wājibāni
وَاجِبَتَانِ
wājibatāni
الْوَاجِبَتَانِ
al-wājibatāni
accusative وَاجِبَيْنِ
wājibayni
الْوَاجِبَيْنِ
al-wājibayni
وَاجِبَتَيْنِ
wājibatayni
الْوَاجِبَتَيْنِ
al-wājibatayni
genitive وَاجِبَيْنِ
wājibayni
الْوَاجِبَيْنِ
al-wājibayni
وَاجِبَتَيْنِ
wājibatayni
الْوَاجِبَتَيْنِ
al-wājibatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاجِبِين
wājibīn
الْوَاجِبِين
al-wājibīn
وَاجِبَات
wājibāt
الْوَاجِبَات
al-wājibāt
nominative وَاجِبُونَ
wājibūna
الْوَاجِبُونَ
al-wājibūna
وَاجِبَاتٌ
wājibātun
الْوَاجِبَاتُ
al-wājibātu
accusative وَاجِبِينَ
wājibīna
الْوَاجِبِينَ
al-wājibīna
وَاجِبَاتٍ
wājibātin
الْوَاجِبَاتِ
al-wājibāti
genitive وَاجِبِينَ
wājibīna
الْوَاجِبِينَ
al-wājibīna
وَاجِبَاتٍ
wājibātin
الْوَاجِبَاتِ
al-wājibāti

Noun

وَاجِب • (wājibm (plural وَاجِبَات (wājibāt))

  1. duty, obligation
  2. requirement, necessity, exigency
  3. incumbency
  4. task, assignment
  5. homework

Declension

Declension of noun وَاجِب (wājib)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal وَاجِب
wājib
الْوَاجِب
al-wājib
وَاجِب
wājib
nominative وَاجِبٌ
wājibun
الْوَاجِبُ
al-wājibu
وَاجِبُ
wājibu
accusative وَاجِبًا
wājiban
الْوَاجِبَ
al-wājiba
وَاجِبَ
wājiba
genitive وَاجِبٍ
wājibin
الْوَاجِبِ
al-wājibi
وَاجِبِ
wājibi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal وَاجِبَيْن
wājibayn
الْوَاجِبَيْن
al-wājibayn
وَاجِبَيْ
wājibay
nominative وَاجِبَانِ
wājibāni
الْوَاجِبَانِ
al-wājibāni
وَاجِبَا
wājibā
accusative وَاجِبَيْنِ
wājibayni
الْوَاجِبَيْنِ
al-wājibayni
وَاجِبَيْ
wājibay
genitive وَاجِبَيْنِ
wājibayni
الْوَاجِبَيْنِ
al-wājibayni
وَاجِبَيْ
wājibay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal وَاجِبَات
wājibāt
الْوَاجِبَات
al-wājibāt
وَاجِبَات
wājibāt
nominative وَاجِبَاتٌ
wājibātun
الْوَاجِبَاتُ
al-wājibātu
وَاجِبَاتُ
wājibātu
accusative وَاجِبَاتٍ
wājibātin
الْوَاجِبَاتِ
al-wājibāti
وَاجِبَاتِ
wājibāti
genitive وَاجِبَاتٍ
wājibātin
الْوَاجِبَاتِ
al-wājibāti
وَاجِبَاتِ
wājibāti

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: vacib
  • Bengali: ওয়াজিব (ōẇajibo)
  • Madurese: wâjib
  • Malay: wajib
  • Persian: واجب (vâjeb)
  • Ottoman Turkish: واجب
  • Swahili: wajibu

Javanese

Arabicization

واجب (transliteration needed)

  1. Arabicization of ꦮꦗꦶꦧ꧀

Malay

Adjective

واجب

  1. Jawi spelling of wajib.‎

Verb

واجب

  1. Jawi spelling of wajib.‎

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wājib
Dari reading? wājib
Iranian reading? vâjeb
Tajik reading? vojib

Adjective

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessary
  2. essential
  3. obligatory

Descendants

Noun

واجب • (vâjeb)

  1. necessity

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waː.ʒib/, [ˈwæː.ʒɪb], [ˈwæː.d͡ʒɪb], [-aː-]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Noun

واجب • (wājebm (plural واجبات (wājbāt))

  1. duty, obligation
  2. homework